Issue

November/December 2006, Volume 57, No.6


Featured Articles

“I Reckon You’re One of Them New York Doves”

Author: Aaron Asher

What happened when an anti-Vietnam War activist met his new client - Lyndon Johnson

Lionel Trains

Author: David Lander

For generations, the name was as closely associated with Christmas as Santa Claus.

A Great Naval-Combat Artist

Author: Fredric Smoler

David Fertig wonderfully captures a bygone age of naval warfare.

The Three Faces of George Washington

Author: Frederick E. Allen

How Mount Vernon rebuilt the first president

From Saigon to Desert Storm

Author: Max Boot

How the U. S. military reinvented itself after the Vietnam disaster

A History of Poker

Author: Jack Kelly

The very American career of the card game you can learn in 10 minutes and work on for the rest of your life