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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