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1995

Stories Published in this Year

The American master of horror fiction was as peculiar in his life as he was in his writing.

Covarrubias | December 1995 (Volume: 46, Issue: 8)

He may have been the greatest caricaturist of all time; he has imitators to this day. But his true passion was for a very different discipline.

From World War to Cold War | December 1995 (Volume: 46, Issue: 8)

In an exchange of letters, a man who had an immeasurable impact on how the great struggle of our times was waged looks back on how it began.

The Little Diplomat | December 1995 (Volume: 46, Issue: 8)

As a ten-year-old boy, the author had a role to play in bringing Douglas MacArthur’s vision of democracy to a shattered Japan.

Small-screen Lives | December 1995 (Volume: 46, Issue: 8)

Three movies newly available on video cast a cold and, occasionally, even scornful eye on their subjects.

The Robber Baronesses | December 1995 (Volume: 46, Issue: 8)

How two bold sisters set up a business in the very citadel of masculine prerogative: 1870s Wall Street

America’s African Colony | December 1995 (Volume: 46, Issue: 8)

The saga of Liberia’s beginnings reflects both America’ humanitarian generosity and its racism.

The Old Neighborhood | December 1995 (Volume: 46, Issue: 8)

Every December, a 350-year-old New Hampshire port re-creates centuries of changing holiday traditions.

A Ship’s Life | December 1995 (Volume: 46, Issue: 8)

Chronicles of the Frigate Macedonian: 1809-1922

A Club’s Life | December 1995 (Volume: 46, Issue: 8)

From the Age That Is Past: Harvard Club of New York City: A History

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