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3 days ago · A building is not, of course, a living thing but buildings can die, and a fascinating, indeed haunting, new book offers us a graveyard in black and white. “Lost in America: Photographing the ...
1 day ago · NPR's Juana Summers talks with literary historian Jonathan Schroeder about stumbling upon an autobiography by John Swanson Jacobs.
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4 days ago · Essay Example: Within the storied fabric of American history, there lies a captivating mystery that has puzzled scholars for generations—the enigma of the Lost Roanoke Colony. This tale serves as a poignant reflection on human tenacity and vulnerability, embroidered with the motifs of
1 day ago · Dare County, North Carolina, US. The establishment of the Roanoke Colony ( / ˈroʊənoʊk / ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in America. The colony was founded in 1585, but it was visited by a ship in 1590 and the crew found that the colonists had disappeared under unknown ...
2 days ago · The story behind Logan’s fierce and mournful words is an epic tale of vengeance, greed and social chaos worthy of a Joseph Conrad novel. “I always knew this was a really fantastic story. The fame of ‘Logan’s Lament’ and the drama surrounding the story, especially regarding Michael Cresap, made it a good one to narrate,” said ...
3 days ago · A new book and two new exhibitions explore the concept of the American Dream – and how it came to represent both a utopia and a dystopia. "Sadly, the American Dream is dead," Donald Trump told ...
4 days ago · More than 73 million people tuned in to CBS television at 8 p.m. EST on February 9, 1964, to watch The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show. An estimated 50,000 tickets were requested for the ...
