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Courageous and resourceful, the Marquis was bred for better things than defeat at the hands of rebellious provincials. Read >>
Pried loose from a furious Great Britain to meet a tragic death in the New World, this huge elephant made a fortune for his owner, delighted millions, and added a new superlative to our language Read >>
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Branded a traitor by the government he once served, John C. Breckinridge ran a perilous race for freedom rather than risk capture by the North Read >>
Anthony Comstock spent a lifetime on a crusade to clean the nation’ Augean stables of smut, vice, and nudity. Sometimes it seems as if he pried in vain Read >>
Sure that he was divinely appointed, Nat Turner led fellow slaves in a bloody attempt to overthrow their masters Read >>
An album of pictures from the days when the Kennedys were parvenus and workingmen demonstrated in derbies Read >>
“My God! What are you doing here? You’re supposed to be dead!” the Admiral told Lanikai's skipper when she finally sailed into port Read >>
Riding to hounds has been as much of a sport among well-to-do Americans as among the British gentry Read >>
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