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Cyrus McCormick takes on a major problem with agriculture. Read >>

North from Seattle | August/September 2004

Cruising the briefly embattled San Juan islands in the Pacific Northwest Read >>

To Plan A Trip | August/September 2004

There We Go Again | August/September 2004

In their surprisingly short history, presidential debates have never lived up to our expectations. Yet they’ve always proved invaluable. Read >>

Reagan's Place in History | August/September 2004

Six aspects of the man - three personal and three political - hint at how posterity will view him. Read >>

Correspondence | August/September 2004

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Brian Wilson’s Wave | August/September 2004

For the brilliant songwriter behind the Beach Boys, the endless summer gave way to a very hard winter. Now, he is back, with a work that wants to be no less than a musical history of the American dream. Read >>

Remembering Rarey | August/September 2004

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Remembering Rarey | August/September 2004

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Remembering Rarey | August/September 2004

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“What is Hell to One Like Me...?” | August/September 2004

Lincoln's depression as reflected in his poetry Read >>

A Life in the Loser’s Dressing Room | August/September 2004

A talk with the superb journalist and sports reporter who was the co-author of MASH and wrote Ernest Hemingway’s favorite fight novel Read >>

Remembering Rarey | August/September 2004

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Bank Birth | August/September 2004

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The Ten Best Civil War Films | August/September 2004

From "The General" to "Gettysburg," spanning 66 years, these movies have done the best to capture America's worst war. Read >>

Reagan and Me | August/September 2004

An incidental, oddly enduring acquaintance Read >>

Communicating With The Great Communicator | August/September 2004

My chat with President Reagan in the Oval Office about term limits Read >>

Goodman S Faith | August/September 2004

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The Biggest Changes | August/September 2004

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The Biggest Changes | August/September 2004

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Goodbye to the 60s | August/September 2004

From the commune to the prep school Read >>

The First Time that a Pilot Flew "Blind" | August/September 2004

Flying Blind Read >>

Time Machine | August/September 2004

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The 50 Biggest Technological Changes in the Last 50 Years | October 2004

Innovation Read >>

An Empire of Wealth | October 2004

Looking at the big picture Read >>

History Now | October 2004

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The Faces On The Barroom Wall | October 2004

A Landmark Of Comic Art Is Saved From Destruction Read >>

Why Do We Say That? | October 2004

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200 Years Of Franklin Pierce | October 2004

How do you throw a birthday party for one of America’s least charismatic presidents? Read >>

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