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April 1990

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Volume

41

Issue

3

We did it because we thought it looked more interesting that way. Now we’re sorry.
Give Me Breakfast! La Guardia Conducts Beethoven Washington Theology Just Curious Garden History Family Pride Grooving More on the Model T More on the Model T Where They Were in the War

Stories published from "April 1990"

Return to East Anglia

Authored by: John McDonough

It is to the U.S. Air Force what Normandy is to the U.S. Army. The monuments are harder to find, but if you’re willing to leave the main roads, you will discover a countryside still eloquent of one of the greatest military efforts in history.

The Harvey Girls

Authored by: The Editors

Women Who Opened the West

Hunting Buffalo

Authored by: Lawrence Block

A novelist turned compulsive traveler tracks a peculiar quarry all across America

The Powder Maker’s Garden

Authored by: Walter Karp

When Pierre S. du Pont bought the deteriorated Longwood Gardens in 1906, he thought that owning property was a sign of mental derangement. Still, he worked hard to create a stupendous fantasy garden, a place, he said, “where I can entertain my friends.”

The Real Gold At Bodie

Authored by: Bill Merrell

The author leads a search for hidden treasure in the amazingly complete documentary history of a California ghost town

School For Sailors

Authored by: Thomas Fleming

A novelist and historian takes us on a tour of the Academy at Annapolis, where American history encompasses the history of the world.