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France And Us

Author: Richard Brookhiser

The French helped us win our Revolution. A few years later we were at war with Napoleon’s navy. The two countries have been falling in and out of love ever since. Why?

Telling America’s Story

Author: Wilson Dizard Jr

The United States Information Agency did not long survive the Cold War it helped wage. But today the lessons it taught us may be more useful than ever.

“With Mark Twain You Can Get Away With Murder”

Author: Andrew S. Ward

The man who has lived with him nearly as long as Samuel Clemens did tells why Twain still has the power to delight—and to disturb

Terror Of Trains

Author: Michelle Stacey

It was once as big as fear of flying, and it helped show the way to psychotherapy and the modern treatment of traumatic stress

Disunited Nations

Author: Joshua Zeitz

Why the UN was in trouble from the start