A mermaid from a clip-art collection. The picture caption reads "Capt. Hailborne At St. Johns Newfoundland", the details suggest the 1600s, but the mermaid's welcoming gesture is a fantasy.
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When did he die? (The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 1928)
Dorothy Savers. The Unpleasantness At The Bellona Club . (1928) General Fentiman dies at the Bellona Club. But there are couple of details...
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John Cunningham. The Tin Star (Collier’s, December 4, 1947) The short story adapted for High Noon . As often happens, the movie retains v... -
Alan Bullock. Hitler: A Study of Tyranny (1962) This is the second, revised edition, in which Bullock has taken advantage of documents...
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Today we remember those whom we sent into war on our behalf, and who gave everything they had. They gave their lives. I want to think a...
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