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February/March 1982

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Volume

33

Issue

2

1782 1882 1932

Stories published from "February/March 1982"

The Ursuline Outrage

Authored by: Carmine A. Prioli

In the shadow of Bunker Hill, bigots perpetrated an atrocity that showed a shocked nation that the fires of the Reformation still burned in the New World

Lincoln’s Life Preserver

Authored by: Charles B. Strozier

To stave off despair, the President relied on a sense of humor that was rich, self-deprecating—and surprisingly bawdy

Fdr Talks Frankly —

Authored by: The Editors

about foreign policy, his opponent, the voters, and the polls

FDR Defends His Son —

Authored by: The Editors

and plans a counterattack

A Painter At War

Authored by: The Editors

The Combat Art of Albert K. Murray

Opening China

Authored by: Oscar V. Armstrong

Once again, Americans are learning the delicate art of trading with the biggest market on earth. Here’s how they did it the first time.

The Social Evil Ordinance

Authored by: James Wunsch

—More than a century ago, the city of St. Louis enacted a well-thought-out plan to legalize vice. What went wrong? Everything .

American Characters: Lincoln Steffens

Authored by: Richard F. Snow

AMERICAN CHARACTERS

Celebrities

Authored by: The Editors

The sad story of a magazine born eighty years too soon

Between The Battles

Authored by: The Editors

Far from home and in the face of every kind of privation, the Civil War soldier did his best to re-create the world he left behind him

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