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The American Revolution Through British Eyes Read >>
"Gosh, it would be fun to play a president of the United States," said Lieutenant Reagan. Read >>
Those who believe that America’s power is on the wane look to the example of Britain’s shockingly quick collapse. But the similarities may be less alarming than they seem. Read >>
How to know the unknowable man Read >>
Wherein the general moves against the author and occupies his book Read >>
The general’s favorite horse Read >>
In 1932, the Communist International paid to send a cast of American blacks to Moscow to make a movie about American racial injustice. The scheme backfired. Read >>
In the most self-consuming of cities, an impressive and little-known architectural legacy remains to show us how New Yorkers have lived and prospered since the days when the population stood at around 1000. Read >>

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