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THE EARNEST QUAKER JOHN WOOLMAN PREACHED AND ACTUALLY PRACTICED THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN Read >>

Untitled | December 1971

Centennial City | December 1971

The simple, affectionate water colors of an unassuming Scots immigrant, David J. Kennedy, bring back the Philadelphia of 1876 and our first great world’s fair Read >>

Letter From The Editor | December 1971

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The Case of John Peter Zenger | December 1971

The law was against the poor printer. The governor wanted his scalp. His attorneys were disbarred. Could anything save him—and free speech? Read >>

Doug Fairbanks | December 1971

Superstar of the Silents Read >>

A Nice Piece Of Real Estate | December 1971

One day San Franciscans suddenly learned that their city was the property of a Frenchman, one Monsieur Limantour Read >>

Men of the Revolution: 3. Nathanael Greene | December 1971

Overcoming painful ailments, Greene emerged from the Revolution with a military reputation second only to that of George Washington. Read >>

Uncle Tom: That Enduring Old Image… | December 1971

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Earl Browder: Marx’s Disenchanted Salesman | December 1971

As general secretary of the Communist Party of the U.S., Browder was routinely attacked by politicians and thought to be a genuine threat to the nation. Read >>

Four Indian Kings In London | December 1971

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Art Out Of The Attic | December 1971

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A Schoolgirl’s Album | December 1971

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Meet Dr Franklin | December 1971

“So convenient a thing it is to be a reasonable creature , since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do’ Read >>

The Case Of The Miraculous Bullet | December 1971

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148 Charles Street | February 1971

The Literary Lights Were Always Bright at Read >>