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December 1979

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Volume

31

Issue

1

HANS CHRISTIAN WASHINGTON UP TO THEIR EARS IN TRADITION MARY, MARY? QUITE THE CONTRARY INDIGESTION, SALT RHEUM, AND CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD

Stories published from "December 1979"

Homogenized History

Authored by: Bernard A. Weisberger

Why the most fascinating of subjects is made to seem the most boring—and what can be done about it

The Treasure From The Carpentry Shop

Authored by: David McCullough

THE EXTRAORDINARY ORIGINAL DRAWINGS OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE

Bloody Huertgen: The Battle That Should Never Have Been Fought

Authored by: Gen. James M. Gavin

In his reassessment of a tragic World War II battle, General Gavin concludes that, for the Germans, holding the Huertgen Forest was Phase One of the Battle of the Bulge. For the Americans, trying to occupy the forest was a ghastly mistake.

The Grimmest Thanksgiving

Authored by: The Editors

An attempt at modest celebration during the longest battle on German territory during World War II ended badly.

“The Air Age Was Now”

Authored by: Martin Caidin

As well as being geniuses, the Wright brothers were methodical craftsmen of astonishing persistence. An aeronautical expert supplies the fascinating technical and personal details of their legendary achievement.

The Great Enumeration

Authored by: Gerald Carson

“If we could first know where we are, and whither we are tending, “said Abraham Lincoln, “we could better judge what to do, and haw to do it. “For nearly two hundred years, the United States Census has been trying to find out.

Johnny Appleseed

Authored by: Edward Hoagland

The quietly compelling legend of America’s gentlest pioneer

The View From Fourth And Olive

Authored by: Carla Davidson

A remarkable collection of daguerreotypes by the St. Louis photographer Thomas Easterly illuminates the zest and chaos of city life in the Age of Expansion

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