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“We Shall Eat Apples Of Paradise…"
Author: Bruce Ingham Granger
When Benjamin Franklin came home from France in diplomatic triumph, he left behind a lovely, highborn lady mourning the miles between them.
Of Raleigh And The First Plantation
Author: A. L. Rowse
The Elizabethans and America: Part II -- The fate of the Virginia Colony rested on the endurance of adventurers, the financing of London merchants, and the favor of a courtier with his demanding spinster Queen.
The Glorious Unsafe Fourth
Author: Bradford Smith
It was a day when all the rules were off, and danger was part of the fun.
All Join In The Chorus
Author: John W. Ripley
For almost two decades at the turn of the century illustrated songs charmed nickelodeon audiences.
Exploit At Fayal
Author: Wallace C. Baker
A lonely, gallant battle fought by the designer of our flag set the stage for Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans.
The Siege of Wake Island
Author: John R. Burroughs
An eyewitness account of the World War II battle in the Pacific.
“Charlie, Your Son Is A Genius…”
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The Last Of The Bosses
Author: Francis Russell
Part hero, part rogue, Boston’s Jim Curley triumphed over the Brahmins in his heyday, but became in the end a figure of pity.
Pentecost In The Backwoods
Author: Bernard A. Weisberger
Shocking, exuberant, exalted, the camp meeting answered the pioneers' demand for religion and helped shape the character of the West.
Roofs Over Rivers
Author: Richard Sanders Allen
Time is taking its toll of the romantic covered bridge, where once you could exchange gossip, argue politics, or court your lady fair.