Issue
August 1973, Volume 24, No.5
Featured Articles
“In This Proud Land”
Author: Nancy Wood
Men of the Revolution: Cornwallis
Author: Richard M. Ketchum
Courageous and resourceful, the Marquis was bred for better things than defeat at the hands of rebellious provincials.
Protégé Of Cornwallis, Guest Of Washington
Author: Robert C. Alberts
The Colossus Of His Kind: Jumbo
Author: James L. Haley
Pried loose from a furious Great Britain to meet a tragic death in the New World, this huge elephant made a fortune for his owner, delighted millions, and added a new superlative to our language
I Soldiered With Charlie
Author: Philip Myers
The General Of General Motors
Author: Glenn A. Niemeyer, James J. Flink
"Billy" Durant typified the courage of American business. He was charismatic, arbitrary and impenetrable.
Only One Life, But Three Hangings
Author: George D. Vaill
The Seafaring Tradition
Author:
An English artist recaptures on canvas the American ships that once ruled the seas