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A Picture Portfolio Read >>
A reminiscent tribute to a great American painter, with an evocative selection from thousands of unpublished sketches Read >>
The Sunday afternoon broadcasts of Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, once described as the "voice of God," were avidly followed by a radio audience of thirty to fifty million Americans during the Thirties. Read >>
Our half-known new western empire was mapped, in a great mass exploration, by the Army’s Pacific Railroad Surveys of 1853 Read >>
A Picture Portfolio Read >>
Common Sense was a bestseller and turned the tide of public feeling toward independence, but for its author fame was followed by ingratitude. Read >>
Form the Journal of Comte Jean-Francois-Louis de Clermont-Crèvecoeur Read >>
A Little Visit to the Lower Depths via Read >>
The Navy and contractor Smith accused each other of fraud. The Navy won—until the President took a hand Read >>
Their homely symbols tell us more about voter behavior than party platforms do Read >>
“I do not admit that a woman can draw like that,” said Degas when he saw one of her pictures Read >>

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