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  1. Bourbon

    By Gerald Carson, February 1974, Volume 25, Issue 2

    In the early years of this century, when an American scholar, James Schouler, could still define history as the record of “consecutive public events,” it would have been inconceivable for the Amer More >>>

  2. Fox Hunting In America

    By Caroline Jones, October 1973, Volume 24, Issue 6

    Riding to hounds has been as much of a sport among well-to-do Americans as among the British gentry More >>>

  3. Father Of The Modern Submarine

    By Richard K. Morris, February 1961, Volume 12, Issue 2

    Dauntless John Holland not only perfected the undersea boat but fought to get it accepted. Both achievements brought him only grief More >>>

  4. Bloodshed At Dawn

    By C. S. Forester, October 1964, Volume 15, Issue 6

    Should Commodore Barron have surrendered his ship? Should Decatur have criticised him? Their famous duel ended in … bloodshed at dawn More >>>

  5. War Correspondent, 1864: The Sketchbooks Of James E. Taylor

    By Oliver Jensen, August/September 1980, Volume 31, Issue 5

    When old James E. Taylor exercised his powers of near-total recall to set down memories of the Shenandoah campaign, he left us a unique record of a very new, very hazardous profession More >>>

  6. Classmates Divided

    By Mary Elizabeth…, February 1958, Volume 9, Issue 2

    On the eve of the Civil War differing loyalties sent some West Pointers north, others south, but their academy friendship survived the conflict. More >>>

  7. Private Fastness: Tales Of Wild

    By William W. Winn, April 1972, Volume 23, Issue 3

    CUMBERLAND ISLAND AND HOW MODERN TIMES AT LAST HAVE REACHED IT More >>>

  8. An American In Paris

    By Stephen Hess, February 1967, Volume 18, Issue 2

    Faced with war, famine, and bloody revolution, a political wheel horse turned into a first-class ambassador. More >>>

  9. Lincoln Saves A Reformer

    By Curtis Dahl, October 1972, Volume 23, Issue 6

    The Navy and contractor Smith accused each other of fraud. The Navy won—until the President took a hand More >>>

  10. A Heart’s Love For New Orleans

    By Nicholas Lemann, April 1988, Volume 39, Issue 3

    The modern city plays host to conventions and tourists, but it still retains the slightly racy charm that has always made it dear to its natives More >>>

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