April 1956

A glimpse at the ancient lore of cattle brands

Through the years the chief executive’s job has grown in power. Here is a study of the men who made it a greater office.

At Cowpens, Dan Morgan showed how militia can be used. The formula worked in three later fights.

Both grimness and beauty touch this haunting fragment of America’s past

It was quite an air meet. In 1910 it was sensational to see 14 planes aloft at one time, and the spectators seemed to feel the airplane was here to stay.

What the old-time peddler meant in the development of the American frontier

Maybe the American suceess myth began with this carpenter’s helper who rose to riches a title, and a governorship

Yellow fever killed 4,000 in Philadelphia in 1793, and puzzled doctors ignored the real clue to blame “miasmata” in the air.

Gambling on a diplomatic coup with a wily Napoleon, he maneuvered America into the needless War of 1812