It had three engines, two booms, three rudders, two horizontal stabilizers and six wheels, but the LWF Owl was less than the sum of its parts.
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Our Man in Havana: How Harry Scovel Became One of the World’s Best-Known War Correspondents
In 1896 Harry Scovel went to Cuba to report on the revolt against Spanish rule. Soon he was one of the world’s best-known war correspondents
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Book Review: Eyes of the Fleet Over Vietnam / RF-8 Crusader Combat Photo-Reconnaissance Missions
Eyes of the Fleet over Vietnam: RF-8 Crusader Combat Photo-Reconnaissance Missions by Kenneth V. […]
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Rethinking How We View General Patton
Patton has been widely lauded for his tactical genius—which was, in fact, only possible due to his operational skill.
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Book Review: Race and the Wild West / Sarah Bickford, the Montana Vigilantes and the Tourism of Decline, 1870–1930
Laura Arata profiles Sarah Bickford, the pioneering black entrepreneur of gold rush Montana Territory.
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Hill’s Country: How One Man Connected the Pacific Northwest
Later in life businessman Sam Hill became more enamored of two things: the rugged splendor of the Pacific Northwest and the creation of paved roads that would allow travelers—and businesspeople—to enjoy and exploit that splendor
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Book Review: Wings of Gold / America’s First Female Aviators Fought Only the Navy
Blending thorough research with firsthand accounts, Weintraub paints a fascinating tale of the first women pilots in the U.S. Navy who eventually succeeded in overturning archaic laws and policies.
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How an 1837 Boston Bridge Dispute Redefined Private-Public Rights
The welfare of the public
can trump private contract as seen in this 1837 Scotus decision.
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How to Represent Chief Joseph? A Trio of Sculptors Takes on the Nez Perce Legend
A look at the works of three sculptors who have depicted the famed Nez Perce chief
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Meet the Novelist Who Was Lynched By An Angry Mob and Lived to Tell the Tale
Newspapers reported that Ned Buntline died that night. They were wrong. He lived another four decades