Historian delves into folklore of Wild Bill Hickok and Calamity Jane, examining the facts and fictions of their status as Old West heroes.
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Book Review: Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love and Its Quest to Spread Peace, Love, and Acid to the World by Nicholas Schou
Reporter explores the history of a group that tried to bring LSD to the masses through a major drug dealing operation.
Read More »History, Health Care Reform, and My Mother: A Reflection
A reflection on history and the health care debate
Read More »Book Review: Strange Days Indeed: The 1970s: The Golden Days of Paranoia by Francis Wheen
Were "apocalyptic dread and conspiratorial fever," not disco and platform shoes, the hallmark of the 1970s?
Read More »DVD Review: Legacy: The Origins Of Civilization
Do you want to learn more about the history of civilization?
Read More »Book Review: The Book of Firsts: 150 World-Changing People and Events from Caesar Augustus to the Internet by Peter D’Epiro
A wonderfully engaging treasure trove of information.
Read More »Everyone Can Be a Food Ambassador for Haiti
Everyone grab a pen, or get to a computer or phone so you can start your job as a “food ambassador” for Haiti.
Read More »Book Review: The Morville Hours: The Story of a Garden by Katherine Swift
In winter, take solace in a garden love story.
Read More »Global Hunger Crisis from Haiti to Yemen and Sudan
The global hunger crisis is raging, from earthquake-devastated Haiti to Yemen, Sudan, and other countries.
Read More »Book Review: The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back by Charles Pellegrino
Individuals who survived both the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and of Nagasaki help frame history of the events and their aftermath.
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