In Imagining Geronimo author William Clements explores the Apache leader in myth and his changing image as depicted through graphic arts, the written word and the silver screen.
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Book Review: The Silver Madonna and Other Tales, by W.C. Jameson
W.C. Jameson relates the stories of two dozen lost treasures, 14 of them west of the Missouri River, in The Silver Madonna and Other Tales.
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Daily Quiz for November 25, 2013
In 1638 this country established its first colony in the New World.
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Daily Quiz for November 24, 2013
The first US patent for this kind of time-saving home appliance was issued in 1797.
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Daily Quiz for November 23, 2013
In 1807 the first one of these opened, running between the Welsh towns of Swansea and Oystermouth.
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LBJ’s ‘X’ File on Nixon’s Pre-Election Deal With Saigon
In an excerpt from Death Zones and Darling Spies, Beverly Keever explores new evidence that support her 1968 story for Christian Science Monitor that Richard Nixon secretly tried to scuttle President Johnson’s peace talk plan days before the election
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Daily Quiz for November 22, 2013
The US Navy’s worst defeat in open combat came during this war.
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The JFK Collection: Eight Films – DVD Review
“The JFK Collection” presents eight hours of documentaries, on three DVDs, about President John F. Kennedy, his wife, and other members of the Kennedy family.
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Daily Quiz for November 21, 2013
In 1956 Customs officials in San Francisco seized 520 copies of this book, deeming it obscene.
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Daily Quiz for November 20, 2013
An Imperial Japanese Army offensive fought in these years eliminated US air bases in mainland China.