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Title	Author	Issue
Montauk Moonshine		October 1998
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Jim Thorpe: The Athlete of the Century	Gould, Stephen	October 1998
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) NATO’s Nativity	Weisberger, Bernard	October 1998
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Cod Fishing and the Collective-Ownership Folly	Gordon, John	October 1998
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) My Memphis	King, B.	October 1998
“the Place Of Good Abode”	Foote, Shelby	October 1998
To Plan A Trip		October 1998
1873 One Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago	O'Brien, Frederic	October 1998
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The Gospel According to Eve	Murphy, Cullen	September 1998
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Little Colonel Funston in the Philippines	Carnes, Mark	September 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) An Interview with the Author of "The American Century"	Baker, Kevin	September 1998
The Decent Man Who Built the Bank of America	Gordon, John	September 1998
1873 One Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago	O'Brien, Frederic	September 1998
Where’s Lincoln?		September 1998
Where’s Lincoln?		September 1998
Correspondence		September 1998
1973 Twenty-five Years Ago	O'Brien, Frederic	September 1998
1848 One Hundred And Fifty Years Ago	O'Brien, Frederic	September 1998
1773 Two Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago	O'Brien, Frederic	September 1998
To Plan A Trip		September 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Richmond’s Black Heroes	Editors, The	September 1998
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Terror-Bound	Lindsay, David	September 1998
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Bread and Butter; Bread and Roses	Weisberger, Bernard	September 1998
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Why "Light in August" is Faulkner's Most Powerful Novel	Kazin, Alfred	September 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) How Prozac Finished Off Freud	Shorter, Edward	September 1998
Straight Flush		September 1998
A Fair Country Cook Meets The President		September 1998
The Private Jack Benny		September 1998
The Great Hurricane	Readers, The	September 1998
The Ten Best American Coasters	Griswold, Eric	September 1998
The Oldest Coaster		September 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Some Great Amusement Parks of Yesteryear	Snow, Richard	September 1998
The Rating Game		July/August 1998
To Plan A Trip		July/August 1998
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Warren Harding, An Empathetic Progressive	Anthony, Carl	July/August 1998
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) A Paean to the PT Boat	Keresey, Dick	July/August 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Cancer Aside, Smoking Remains So Cool in Movies	Andersen, Fred	July/August 1998
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Consequences of the Skirmish at Lewis Farm	Crosby, Alfred	July/August 1998
Correpondence		July/August 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Through Hirschfeld’s Eyes		July/August 1998
Inside The Workers’ Paradise		July/August 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Celebrity Conquers America	Brookhiser, Richard	July/August 1998
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) When Seabiscuit Was More Popular Than FDR	Hillenbrand, Laura	July/August 1998
Racing Then And Now		July/August 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Hats Off	Snow, Richard	July/August 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Lovely Town Called Sandwich	Editors, The	July/August 1998
All The President’s Bugs	Readers, The	July/August 1998
Popgun In The Cold War		July/August 1998
The Out-of-date Army		July/August 1998
1923 Seventy-five Years Ago		July/August 1998