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    The History of the Florida Everglades Is a History of Crime and Mystery

    The History of the Florida Everglades Is a History of Crime and Mystery

    T.L. Finlay relays a few sinister stories from this natural marvel.

    By T.L. Finlay | August 22, 2022

    The Lost History of America's Traveling

    The Lost History of America's Traveling "Ghost Shows"

    Ghost shows were a hybrid of movie, magic act and séance and they ruled late nights across America

    By Keith Roysdon | August 18, 2022

    One Night in Tehran, August 1953: The Law of Unintended Consequences

    One Night in Tehran, August 1953: The Law of Unintended Consequences

    Tom Bradby on lingering imperialism, the coup, and the moments that reverberated through history.

    By Tom Bradby | August 4, 2022

    The Greatest True Spy Stories

    The Greatest True Spy Stories

    A look at some of the wildest, most revelatory nonfiction books about espionage and the life of spies.

    By Ava Glass | August 2, 2022

    How Louis Armstrong, Jazz, and the Mafia Got All Tangled Up in Storyville

    How Louis Armstrong, Jazz, and the Mafia Got All Tangled Up in Storyville

    In New Orleans, in the early days of jazz, the music and the mob were inextricable.

    By T.J. English | August 2, 2022

    The Outsider Journalist: The Story Behind a 70 Year Old Cold Case Murder and the Push for Alaska's Statehood

    The Outsider Journalist: The Story Behind a 70 Year Old Cold Case Murder and the Push for Alaska's Statehood

    Decades after the murder of Cecil Wells, journalist James Bartlett goes to Alaska looking for new answers.

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    When Kurt Vonnegut Met Norman Mailer in Cape Cod's Legendary

    When Kurt Vonnegut Met Norman Mailer in Cape Cod's Legendary "Helltown"

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    Boris Nayfeld, the Jewish Gangster-Survivor, and the Birth of the Russian Mob in Brooklyn

    Boris Nayfeld, the Jewish Gangster-Survivor, and the Birth of the Russian Mob in Brooklyn

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    Mussolini's Son-in-Law Kept a Diary – And It Put Him Right in the Crosshairs of Hitler and the Nazi Spy Apparatus

    Mussolini's Son-in-Law Kept a Diary – And It Put Him Right in the Crosshairs of Hitler and the Nazi Spy Apparatus

    Galeazzo Ciano was Italy's foreign minister, a witness to key events in history. And he was writing it all down.

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    Unusual and Iconic Tales of Intentional Poisonings

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    James Lee Burke on Personal Tragedy, National Trauma, and the Search for Salvation

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