READING, WRITING, AND HISTORY

Reading, Writing, And History

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February 1958

14 years ago By admin

Volume

9

Issue

2

Morning Star Go It Alone What We Are Like

Stories published from "February 1958"

Lincoln’s Second Inauguration

Authored by: Philip Van Doren Stern

“The President came forward and the sun burst through the clouds.”

Unwanted Treasures Of The Patent Office

Authored by: Donald W. Hogan

Thousands of products of Yankee genius, in miniature models, have survived a British invasion, three fires, and a sale at Gimbels.

Pandemonium At Promontory

Authored by: Lucius Beebe

The official painting is full of dignity and decorum lamentably absent in the actual photograph.

Funston Captures Aguinaldo

Authored by: William F. Zornow

In the wily, elusive leader of the Philippine Insurrection a bedeviled Uncle Sam almost met his match.

Classmates Divided

Authored by: Mary Elizabeth Sergent

On the eve of the Civil War differing loyalties sent some West Pointers north, others south, but their academy friendship survived the conflict.

The Last Stand Of Chief Joseph

Authored by: Alvin M. Josephy Jr.

The Nez Percés led the Army a bitter 1,300-mile chase; when they surrendered, one of the last free Indian nations vanished into history.

The Yankee And The Czar

Authored by: William Harlan Hale

Amid the intrigue of the Russian court, John Quincy Adams took walks with Alexander I, spoke up for America, and scored a diplomatic triumph.

“Now Defend Yourself, You Damned Rascal!”

Authored by: Elbert B. Smith

Andrew Jackson challenged Thomas Hart Benton in a bloody frontier brawl, but they later formed a political team which left its mark on America.

The Charleston Tradition

Authored by: Anthony Harrigan

In the Low Country of South Carolina, English and Huguenot planters raised up a prosperous American city-state with a high culture and a lasting charm.

“… Especially Pretty Alice.”

Authored by: Henry F. Pringle

During their courtship exuberant young Theodore Roosevelt puzzled the delicate Alice Lee, but they had three idyllic years of marriage before tragedy separated them.

READING, WRITING, AND HISTORY

Reading, Writing, And History

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