April/May 2002

Volume 53 , Issue 2

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DEPARTMENTS

Behind the Cutting Edge

The New Time Travel

Frederick E. Allen

History Now

FEATURES

Sailing On

Architectural relics from great old liners find a home in the dining rooms of four new ships

Carla Davidson

The Big Island On Foot

The Hawaii of centuries long past emerges from the landscapes crossed by its ancient trails

Shirley Streshinsky

The Great Dismal Swamp

George Washington tried to drain it. Harriet Beecher Stowe was inspired by the escaped slaves hiding in it. Loggers worked it for centuries. Yet it remains one of the least-known unspoiled spots in the East.

John Tidwell

Treasure Ship

How a group of prospectors, digging for a strike, turned up the whole mid-nineteenth century

Elaine Warner

“The City At The Nation’s Front Door”

Hoboken’s hardworking history exudes an undeniable gritty charm—and its view of Manhattan is incomparable.

Robert Klara

April/May 2002

DEPARTMENTS

Behind the Cutting Edge

History Now

In the News

Letter From the Editors

My Brush With History

The Business of America

Time Machine

About American Heritage

Monthly archive

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