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June 1959

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Volume

10

Issue

4

Stories published from "June 1959"

The Last Of The Bosses

Authored by: Francis Russell

Part hero, part rogue, Boston’s Jim Curley triumphed over the Brahmins in his heyday, but became in the end a figure of pity.

Pentecost In The Backwoods

Authored by: Bernard A. Weisberger

Shocking, exuberant, exalted, the camp meeting answered the pioneers' demand for religion and helped shape the character of the West.

Roofs Over Rivers

Authored by: Richard Sanders Allen

Time is taking its toll of the romantic covered bridge, where once you could exchange gossip, argue politics, or court your lady fair.

“We Shall Eat Apples Of Paradise…"

Authored by: Bruce Ingham Granger

When Benjamin Franklin came home from France in diplomatic triumph, he left behind a lovely, highborn lady mourning the miles between them.

Of Raleigh And The First Plantation

Authored by: A. L. Rowse

The Elizabethans and America: Part II -- The fate of the Virginia Colony rested on the endurance of adventurers, the financing of London merchants, and the favor of a courtier with his demanding spinster Queen.

The Glorious Unsafe Fourth

Authored by: Bradford Smith

It was a day when all the rules were off, and danger was part of the fun.

New York’s Bloodiest Week

Authored by: Lawrence Lader

The draft riots of 1863 turned a great city into a living hell.

All Join In The Chorus

Authored by: John W. Ripley

For almost two decades at the turn of the century illustrated songs charmed nickelodeon audiences.

Exploit At Fayal

Authored by: Wallace C. Baker

A lonely, gallant battle fought by the designer of our flag set the stage for Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans.

How Vital Was Reid’s Victory?

Authored by: The Editors

Did the Battle of Fayal really have an impact on the Battle of New Orleans 3,000 miles away?

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