1972

December 1972

Stories Published in this Year

Campaign Banners | October 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 6)

Their homely symbols tell us more about voter behavior than party platforms do

Lincoln Saves A Reformer | October 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 6)

The Navy and contractor Smith accused each other of fraud. The Navy won—until the President took a hand

The Stevens Party | October 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 6)

A Picture Portfolio

Men of the Revolution—7. Thomas Paine | October 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 6)

Common Sense was a bestseller and turned the tide of public feeling toward independence, but for its author fame was followed by ingratitude.

The Observant French Lieutenant | October 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 6)

Form the Journal of Comte Jean-Francois-Louis de Clermont-Crèvecoeur

The National Police Gazette | October 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 6)

A Little Visit to the Lower Depths via

Death Stalked The Grand Reconnaissance | October 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 6)

Our half-known new western empire was mapped, in a great mass exploration, by the Army’s Pacific Railroad Surveys of 1853

Father Coughlin: The Radio Priest | October 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 6)

The Sunday afternoon broadcasts of Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, once described as the "voice of God," were avidly followed by a radio audience of thirty to fifty million Americans during the Thirties.

Reginald Marsh | October 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 6)

A reminiscent tribute to a great American painter, with an evocative selection from thousands of unpublished sketches

When West Met East | August 1972 (Volume: 23, Issue: 5)

A Picture Portfolio

1972

Stories Published in this Year

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