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Friends At Twilight
, , , Issue 3John Adams and Thomas Jefferson stood together in America’s perilous dawn, but politics soon drove them apart. Then in their last years the two old enemies began a remarkable correspondence that is both testimony to the power of friendship and an eloquent summary of the dialogue that went on within the Revolutionary generation—and that continues within our own. More >>>
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Distinguished Americans, From A To Z
, , , Issue 5In recent years professional historians have been turning more and more to the study of society and the forces that shape it rather than to the study of individuals. Demographers and econometrician More >>>
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He Paints With Lakes And Wooded Slopes…
, , , Issue 6Frederick Law Olmsted founded a new artistic profession in America. Today he is scarcely known by the millions who use and enjoy his works More >>>
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"Consensus Politics,” 1800–1805
, , , Issue 2The idea goes back to the very beginnings of our national history. Then as now, it was built upon human relationships, and these—as Mr. Jefferson found to his sorrow—make a fragile foundation. More >>>
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The Untold Delights Of Duluth
, , , Issue 4A few dazzling words about that emerging metropolis, delivered in 1871 by Congressman J. Proctor Knott. Edited for 1971 visitors by David G. McCullough More >>>
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The Sham Battle Of Manila
, , , Issue 1To most Americans, in 1898, the Philippine Islands seemed as remote as the Land of Oz. But suddenly, after Commodore Dewey’s smashing victory at Manila Bay, they appeared to be ours for the asking. More >>>
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The Jury On Trial
, , , Issue 4Is trial by jury the essential underpinning of our system of justice or—as more and more critics charge—a relic so flawed it should perhaps even be abolished? An experienced trial judge examines the historical evidence in the case. More >>>
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The Siege Of Vicksburg
, , , Issue 4COPYRIGHT © 1976 BY RICHARD WHEELERIn his new book, Voices of the Civil War, Richard Wheeler tells the stories of that war’s major battles in the words of people who were there—newspaper corresp More >>>
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Before & After
, , , Issue 1Cosmetic surgery was born 2,500 years ago and came of age in the inferno of the Western Front. The controversy about it is still growing. More >>>
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The Battle for Grant’s Tomb
, , , Issue 5It might seem that building a mausoleum to the great general would be a serenely melancholy task. Not at all. The bitter squabbles that surrounded the memorial set city against country and became a mirror of the forces straining turn-of-the-century America. More >>>