In
Our July 2008 Issue
Quebec City in the 1600s
Guylaine Spencer looks at daily life in New France in the 17th century
That Old Black Magic: The Great Illusionists
Doug Elliot conjures up the history of a world where anything was possible
The Accidental President
Kenneth Astarita sings the praises of three overlooked heads of state
A 17th-Century Angony Aunt
Anna Marie Roos looks at the contribution of two early newspapers to the spread of knowledge
New York's Lost Subway
Phill Jones goes underground in search of Manhattan's first subterranean transit tunnel
Flying the Lone Star Flag in London
James Graham dishes out the history of the Texas Embassy in London and discovers that before it became a popular eatery, it was, in fact, an embassy!
"Lost in Wonder and Amazement": Panoramas, Dioramas, and Cycloramas
David A. Norris looks at the lost art of painting on a grand scale
Conquering the Landscape
Gary Sherman explores the life of the great North American trailblazer, John Frank Stevens
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
David A. Norris tells the tale of the world's most notorious shoot out and its famous participants
Squatter Life in New York
Originally published by Harper's Weekly in 1880, William H. Rideing examines the underbelly of New York society in the late 19th century.
Power to the People: The Easter Rising
Mark Coalter looks at the events of April 1916, which were a defining moment in modern Irish history
Beads: The Story of a Fashionable Currency
Steve Voynick traces the history and evolution of beads
Loveable Losers: The Cubs' 100-Year Itch
According to Mike Conklin, losing's a lot harder than it looks... just ask the Chicago Cubs!
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