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1975

Stories Published in this Year

To The Manor Born | October 1975 (Volume: 26, Issue: 6)

In 1639 an Englishman named Lion Gardiner singled out a piece of the New World and removed his family thereto—his very own island off the Connecticut coast. And despite invasions of pirates, treasure hunters, and British soldiers, Gardiners Island has remained in the hands of that family ever since. Because of Lion’s shrewd investment his descendants have indeed been

Myth America | October 1975 (Volume: 26, Issue: 6)

IMAGES OF SWEETHEARTS, WIVES, AND MOTHERS HAVE OFTER BEEN USED TO INSPIRE PATRIOTIC FERVOR

Columbus and Genocide | October 1975 (Volume: 26, Issue: 6)

The discoverer of the New World was responsible for the annihilation of the peaceful Arawak Indians

A Double Vision | October 1975 (Volume: 26, Issue: 6)

…a close look at a curious of pictures

Miriam Follin had a penchant for diamonds, the demimonde, and the dramatic. She also possessed the business acumen to become one of America’s leading publishers in the nineteenth century

In the snarled disputes in 1790 over the Yazoo land claims (now large parts of Alabama and Mississippi), George Washington and an educated Creek chieftain turned out to be the diplomatic kingpins

Garibaldi And Lincoln | October 1975 (Volume: 26, Issue: 6)

Would the great fighter come over for the Union? Italian freedom and lead troops Lincoln hoped so

Don’t Bounce Off The Trees | August 1975 (Volume: 26, Issue: 5)

IT MIGHT SEEM AN ODD SORT OF TRAINING FOR MEN WHO WERE SOON TO FACE THE NAZIS, BUT …

The Giant In The Earth | August 1975 (Volume: 26, Issue: 5)

IT’S A PETRIFIED MAN!
IT’S A SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY IDOL!
IT’S A HOAX!
ITS THE CARDIFF GIANT!

Ninth in a series of paintings for AMERICAN HERITAGE

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