Published by: Anonymous on 8 June 2016 | Views: 595
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CONTENT:
Opening Notes Last Ride of Sybil Ludington, Here Comes the Bride
The 1947 Texas City Explosion Chuck Lyons revisits the circumstances surrounding the largest and most lethal industrial accident in United States history
John Damian: The Aerial Alchemist Eric Bryan examines John Damian's 1507 attempt to be the first to take to the air on man-made wings
A Room for the Night Gloria Tietgens Sladek looks at the evolution of the hotel through history
George Washington's Submarine David A. Norris recounts the life of David Bushnell and his efforts to develop the Turtle, an early version of today's submarine
The Milk Diet Cure Charles Bush looks at the history of milk as treatment or cure for what ails us
The Lure of Jade: John Christopher Fine looks at the history and politics of mining one of the most coveted minerals on the planet
Renaissance Atrocity: The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, 1572 Arnold Blumberg examines the events leading up to a wave of assassinations and mob violence on the eve of the Feast of Bartholomew the Apostle
Captain James Cook: The First Voyage of Discovery In an extract from his book, Eighteen Lives from the Eighteenth Century, author Robin G. Jenner looks at Cook's 1768-1771 expedition
Hamlin Garland: ‘Novelist of Northwest Farmer Country’ Brian D'Ambrosio reveals the life of an almost forgotten Midwest wordsmith and Pulitzer Prize winner
Hindsight A look at a selection of books and other media you might want to add to your shelf
