None of its defenders survived, so that legends obscure their fate. But the facts do no dishonor to these beleaguered men, sworn to fight on until the end “at the peril of our lives, liberties and fortunes” Read >>

Father Of The Modern Submarine | February 1961

Dauntless John Holland not only perfected the undersea boat but fought to get it accepted. Both achievements brought him only grief Read >>

When The Red Storm Broke | February 1961

To a Russia in revolution, America sent rival groups of amateur diplomats. The calamitous results of their indecision still afflict us Read >>

Braddlock’s Alumni | February 1961

Or, a dogged attempt to assemble a most remarkable company—the famous survivors of the battle lost by a British general on the Monongahela. Everybody who was anybody was there, from George Washington to Daniel Boone. Everybody, that is, but B. Gratz Brown Read >>

The Working Ladies Of Lowell | February 1961

Proud and independent, the farm girls of New England helped build an industrial Eden, but its paternalistic innocence was not to last Read >>

“What A Sight It Was!” | February 1961

William Cary, traveling west on the Missouri, recorded the life and landscape of a rapidly vanishing frontier Read >>

Professor Of The World’s Wonders | February 1961

Everything interested Louis Agassiz, from tiny fish to gigantic glaciers, and he transmitted his enthusiasm to the students of a whole generation Read >>

Billy Mitchell In Alaska | February 1961

Early in his military career, the apostle of air power blazed a trail through the wilderness, forging the last link in a telegraph line to the edge of the Bering Sea Read >>

Pioneers Under The Sea | February 1961

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Moment Of Dawn | April 1961

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End Of The Road | April 1961

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A New Horizon? | April 1961

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On Choosing A Subject | April 1961

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On Finishing A Very Long Book | April 1961

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