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POSTSCRIPTS TO HISTORY

Postscripts To History

March 2023
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UNIFORMS THE BIOGRAPH CARRIES ON THE MALLET RESERVE THE PANORAM

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Stories published from "June 1975"

Under duress in a British prison, Richard Stockton of New Jersey had the singular misfortune to become

Authored by: Rudi Blesh

“It is needless,” wrote his publisher, “to say anything of the writer of ‘Maple Leaf,’ ‘Cascades,’ ‘Sunflower’ or ‘Entertainer.’ You know him.” But this black genius died penniless and all but forgotten

Authored by: Thomas Froncek

The brilliant Polish engineer who made possible the victory at Saratoga was a fighter for freedom in both America and his homeland

Authored by: Liva Baker

After the American sailor's ship was captured, he was held a slave in Algeria for 15 years

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