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The Tragic Success of Bela Lugosi
Author: Gene Smith
Bela Lugosi began by playing Laertes and Romeo, only to become forever trapped in very different roles.
The Long, Stormy Marriage of Money and Politics
Author: Thomas Fleming
… or why campaign-finance reform never succeeds in America ...
Grant Wood’s Road
Author: Douglas Brinkley
You’ve just written a history of America from Columbus to Clinton. What do you put on the cover?
I Learn a Lot from the Veterans
Author: Stephen E. Ambrose
Reminiscences of World War II’s European Theater add up to considerably more than a bunch of good war stories.
Coming to Love the Music of Irving Berlin
Author: Susanna Mccorkle
A singer’s journey through the life of Irving Berlin
Dr. Strangelove’s Children
Author: Phil Patton
Growing up on a Cold War air base in the shadow of the big one