POSTSCRIPTS TO HISTORY

Postscripts To History

November 2024

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June 1972

13 years ago By admin

Volume

23

Issue

4

COOKE THE FINANCIER THE BARI RAID HEAVEN HEPL US THE SMOKE-FILLED ROOM FAIR BUT NOT RAIL

Stories published from "June 1972"

Men of the Revolution—5. Frederick, Lord North

Authored by: Richard M. Ketchum

The British Prime Minister for most of the Revolution was fiercely loyal to King George, but had no stomach for war.

Full House At Yalta

Authored by: Adm C. E. Olsen

Vodka at breakfast was only one of the minor problems when Russians entertained Americans

A Capital Education

Authored by: The Editors

THE ALL-RECORDING LENS RECALLS A TIME WHEN PEDAGOGY STILL WAS PLEASANT

A Michigan Boyhood

Authored by: Bruce Catton

THIRD OF FOUR INSTALLMENTS A FAMOUS HISTORIAN RECALLS THE COUNTRY WHERE HE GREW UP

Just Plain Folks

Authored by: Eric F. Goldman

What strange vehicle could accommodate a crew as disparate as this? Hint: In any election year they’re all

The Great Jefferson Taboo

Authored by: Fawn M. Brodie

A seasoned scholar examines in detail evidence that the widowed Thomas Jefferson took as his mistress Sally Hemings, the beautiful quadroon half sister of his late wife

Boards Of Education

Authored by: The Editors

Heaven forbid that the early board games might simply be fun to play. Uplift was the keynote. The fact remains, however, that Americans—uplifted or not—managed to enjoy them

The Debacle at Fort Carillon

Authored by: Richard F. Snow

It started with jaunty confidence and skirling bagpipes. Five days later it had turned into one of the bloodiest and most futile battles ever fought on American soil.

POSTSCRIPTS TO HISTORY

Postscripts To History

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The British Prime Minister for most of the Revolution was fiercely loyal to King George, but had no stomach for war.