CORRESPONDENCE

Correspondence

June 2026

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December 1985

15 years ago By admin

Volume

37

Issue

1

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Stories published from "December 1985"

Susan B. Anthony Cast Her Ballot for Ulysses S. Grant

Authored by: Godfrey D. Lehman

For this crime, she was arrested, held, indicted, and put on trial. Judge Hunt presided.

Chicago Transit

Authored by: The Editors

During the 1920s the city spurred local rail traffic with an unparalleled run of superb and stylish posters

The Magazine that Taught Faulkner, Fitzgerald, And Millay How to Write

Authored by: Paul Rosta

When many of our greatest authors were children, they were first published in the pages of St. Nicholas.

Why We Were Right to Like Ike

Authored by: Steve Neal

30 years after judging Eisenhower to be among our worst presidents, historians have now come around to the opinion most of their fellow Americans held right along.

Shinn

Authored by: Ormonde De Kay

He was the most naturally gifted of The Eight, and his vigorous, uninhibited vision of city life transformed American painting at the turn of the century. In fact, he may have been too gifted.

History Still Matters

Authored by: Bill Moyers

A distinguished journalist and former presidential adviser says that, to find the meaning of any news story, we must dig for its roots in the past.

Five Classic Cases

Authored by: Frederick E. Allen

Fascinating legal cases such as Hawkins v. McGee are known to lawyers across the land, and to almost nobody else.

The Youngest Pioneers

Authored by: Elliott West

For many children who accompanied their parents west across the continent in the 1840s and '50s, the journey was a supreme adventure.

At Home on the Highway

Authored by: Roger B. White

A hankering for house cars, trailers, and motor homes has diverted Americans for more than 70 years.