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Orson Welles: The Origins of Citizen Kane
by Harlan Lebo Orson Welles: Asking for the impossible The creation of Citizen Kane is a…
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Ron Darling: Game 7, 1986
by Ron Darling with Daniel Paisner Game 7, 1986: Be careful what you wish for This…
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Lorraine Hansberry and Chicago Segregation
by Natalie Y. Moore Lorraine Hansberry v. Anna Lee The Hansberry saga is just one story…
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John F. Kennedy: The Total Politician
by John T. Shaw John F. Kennedy The political career of John F. Kennedy skyrocketed in…
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The Bones of John the Baptist
David Gibson and Michael McKinley The Bones of John the Baptist The island of Sveti Ivan…
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John Quincy Adams: American President & Patriot
Phyllis Lee Levin From the book: The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams A patriot by…
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Frank Mankiewicz: A Portrait
by Frank Mankiewicz I don’t know when or by whom the portrait of my grandfather for…
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Frederick Douglass: A Life and Times
by James A. Colaiaco Frederick Douglass On Monday, July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass, the former slave,…
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Hemingway and La Feria de San Fermín
by A.E. Hotchner In the spring of 1948, I was dispatched to Havana on the ridiculous…
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Princess Louise: A Biography
by Lucinda Hawksley The Locock Family Secret - Princess Louise It was while looking into the…
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