When in 1964 Louisville-born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., converted to Islam, taking as his […]
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Restless Roamer
John Ledyard’s mother hoped her son would be a missionary to Native Americans, but the Connecticut-born Dartmouth dropout had a different mission: to see the world and all its peoples.
ACW Review: Pharoah’s Army (1995)
If John Sayles were ever to make a movie with a Civil War theme, […]
Vietnam Letter from the Editor- August 2009
Icons and their makers The lasting influence of the Vietnam War cannot be overstated. […]
Charley Nebo: The Forrest Gump of the Old West
Charley Nebo had a knack for showing up where the action was—driving Longhorns for […]
The G-Man and the Spy
A Japanese spy who admired the U.S. tried to prevent war—and later had a hand in punishing those responsible for it
Elizabeth Peabody: An Old Soul
Boston spinster who introduced kindergarten was an editor, publisher, and literary gadfly
Wizard of the Wires
Edison was a genius, but a bright young Englishman, Samuel Insull, made him rich.
Wild West Reviews: Billy the Kid
Buffalo Bill and Billy the Kid; or, The Desperadoes of Apache Land (1906, by […]
Aviation History Book Review: Skygirls
Skygirls: A Photographic History of the Airline Stewardess by Bruce McAllister and Stephan Wilkinson, […]