Gentilz

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February 1975

13 years ago By admin

Volume

26

Issue

2

The self-portrait of Theodore Gentilz that opens the portfolio of his work in the October, 1974, issue, is incorrectly credited. The credit should read “Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio.”

Stories published from "February 1975"

The Paradox Of Dartmoor Prison

Authored by: Reginald Horsman

While some American captives languished, others conducted a flourishing market—and a huge black sailor organized everything

Serene Visions Of A Time Gone By

Authored by: The Editors

The paintings of E. L. Henry:

Founders Five

Authored by: Elaine Kendall

The founders of the first women’s colleges weren’t necessarily crusaders or even educators; one savored a vision of himself as the second Great Emancipator, and another was motivated chiefly by hatred of her brother

Candid Camera

Authored by: The Editors

Horace Engle’s An amateur photographer surreptitiously captured the mood of unsuspecting neighbors—with affecting results

Men of the Revolution: 14. John Hancock

Authored by: Richard M. Ketchum

When one of the wealthiest men in the Colonies sided with the Patriot cause, he was called a “wretched and plundered tool of the Boston rebels.”

Pistols For Two … Coffee For One

Authored by: James R. Webb

“It is astonishing that the murderous practice of duelling should continue so long in vogue,” said Benjamin Franklin. Yet continue it did, often with peculiarly American variations

The Unsinkable Abigail

Authored by: Elinor Richey

In forty years of scraping and scrapping for women’s rights, Abigail Scott Duniway never lost her nerve or wicked tongue

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When one of the wealthiest men in the Colonies sided with the Patriot cause, he was called a “wretched and plundered tool of the Boston rebels.”