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Hells Canyon | April 1977

Man, Land, and History in the Deepest Gorge on Earth Read >>

Paul Revere | April 1977

The Man, the Myth, and the Midnight Ride Read >>

What’s The Historical Value Of A House? | April 1977

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Emily Post | April 1977

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Recognizing Israel | April 1977

The behind-the-scenes struggle in 1948 between the President and the State Department Read >>

The Controversial World Of | April 1977

The Regulatory Agencies Read >>

Texas Became Texas | April 1977

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Satan’s Lexicographer | April 1977

“The world is my country, to hate rascals is my religion” he once said, and for more than forty years—before he mysteriously vanished—he blasted away at the delusions, pretentions, posturings, hopes, dreams, foibles, and institutions of all mankind. His name was Ambrose Bierce … Read >>

“certain … Complications” | April 1977

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“slice Of Pie And A Cup Of Coffee—that’ll Be Fifteen Cents, Honey” | April 1977

A last look at an American institution Read >>

The Destruction Of A Giant | April 1977

How I Beat Jess Willard Read >>

An Exclusive Interview With Clark Clifford | April 1977

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Doc Kearns’s Last Dirty Trick | April 1977

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The Social History Of A Singular Fruit | April 1977

In southern California the orange found a home. Read >>

Crating Up The California Dream | April 1977

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Who Invented Scalping? | April 1977

In recent years many voices—both Native-American and white—have questioned whether Indians did in fact invent scalping. What is the evidence? Read >>

… But The Patient Died | June 1977

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Preserving A Neighborhood | June 1977

Saving Hundred-Year-Old Buildings Read >>

Postscripts To History | June 1977

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Lincoln’s Purple Period, Or, We’re Glad He Got It Out Of His System | June 1977

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Flagrant Misuse Of Flag Flogged | June 1977

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Hair-raising Antiquity | June 1977

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Materia Hysterica | June 1977

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Pronounce It “pewtown,” Son | June 1977

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Relief For Tired Eyes | June 1977

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The Founding Physicians | June 1977

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America: Experiment or Destiny? | June 1977

We can take pride in our nation, not as we pretend to a commission from God and a sacred destiny, but as we struggle to fulfill our deepest values in an inscrutable world. Read >>

America: Experiment or Destiny? | June 1977

We can take pride in our nation, not as we pretend to a commission from God and a sacred destiny, but as we struggle to fulfill our deepest values in an inscrutable world. Read >>

Carving The American Colossus | June 1977

The granite was tough—but so was Gutzon Borglum Read >>

Heap Big Heap | June 1977

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