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    The Life and Times of Gaston Means, one of the Greatest Rogues in American History

    Detective, swindler, accused killer, spy. Jazz Age con man Gaston Means was all of the above. And when the son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh was kidnapped in 1932, he concocted his most audacious fraud.

    November 14, 2024  By Dean Jobb
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    The Mystery of Wallis Simpson's Visit to Shanghai and Her Search for the Elusive “Hurry-Up” Divorce

    In the new book 'Her Lotus Year,' author Paul French chronicles the future Duchess of Windsor's sojourn through China.

    November 12, 2024  By Paul French
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    The Making of the American West's Last Great Outlaw Hideouts

    Tom Clavin charts the history of Brown's Hole.

    October 29, 2024  By Tom Clavin
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    Anthony Bourdain on the Life and Legacy of a Cook: Typhoid Mary

    "Mary Mallon was a cook. And her story, first and foremost, is the story of a cook."

    October 15, 2024  By Anthony Bourdain
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    A Brief History of the Rise of Horror in 19th Century America

    Gaslights and Shadows

    October 10, 2024  By Jeremy Dauber
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    Elyse Graham on the Librarian Spies of World War Two

    In her new book, Graham chronicles the exploits of librarians and academics who revolutionized intelligence work during WWII.

    September 25, 2024  By Morgan Leigh Davies
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    Storm Warning: A Surprisingly Frank Noir Indictment of the Ku Klux Klan, Starring Ronald Reagan

    A mostly forgotten 1951 film looked at terrorism in small-town America.

    September 18, 2024  By Keith Roysdon
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    Hellfire: Secret Societies of the 18th Century

    Susan Stokes-Chapman on the history of British "Hellfire Clubs" and their fascination with the occult.

    September 12, 2024  By Susan Stokes-Chapman
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    How the Detectives of Scotland Yard Solved Their First Big Case

    In the summer of 1842, the 'Bermondsey Horror' kept London transfixed, as the newly formed detective squad launched an investigation.

    September 6, 2024  By Simon Read
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    The Birth of Britain's "Commando" Units

    After the Dunkirk evacuation, the British military needed a new approach. Its resident wizard was called to devise a scheme.

    September 5, 2024  By Robert Hutton
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