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George Washington, Spymaster

Author: Thomas Fleming

Without his brilliance at espionage, the revolution could not have been won.

The Mini-Portraits of George and Martha in Manatee County

Author: Richard Reinhardt

A curious discovery on the Florida seashore, when a water cannon destroyed a suspicious package later found to contain miniature portraits by the celebrated American painter Gilbert Stuart

The America’s Cup

Author: John Rousmaniere

In a century and a half, it has produced six sublime, increasingly expensive boats, and competition so ferocious that it's beginning to transcend national allegiances.

The Father of American Terrorism Embodied His Era

Author: Ken Chowder

Two hundred years after his birth, Americans still revere him as a martyr and loathe him as a fanatical murderer. What was he?

How the Wilderness Was Won

Author: Stewart L. Udall

Skirmishing about environmentalism may well continue forever, but the major war is over. It lasted far longer than most people realize.

How to Lose the Next Election

Author: Kevin Baker

Americans won’t choose a president who chides them.