Historical
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In the aftermath of the Civil War, Americans desperately needed a distraction from their post-war society’s lingering pain. They turned to Western dime novels, which were gaining popularity, allowing them an escape from their struggles to the American West and an exploration of the frontier. One of the most popular stories was written by Ned
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While on a four-month safari from the banks of the Salengai to the north slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a 54-year-old Ernest Hemingway found himself in the middle of the Mau Mau rebellion. The rebellion lasted throughout the 1950s and was Kenya’s most violent and prolonged conflict against British colonial rule. Sentiment against British rule had
Thomas Gallagher 