Special Features
- Primary Resources: Pay-offs Explained
- Photo Gallery: The Top Ten Race Horses of the 20th Century
- General Article: Racing in the Depression
- Further Reading: Related Books and Websites
- Biography: Red Pollard
- Biography: Agnes Conlon
One of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history, Seabiscuit was the long shot that captured America's heart during the Depression.
My American Experience
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Las Vegas: An Unconventional History
Originally settled as a mail stop, Las Vegas changed from an Old West vacation town, to a mafia haven, to the "Atomic City" and "Sin City."
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Ansel Adams
The life of the legendary photographer, known best for his black and white images of the wilderness of the American West.
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Mary Pickford
Silent film actress Mary Pickford played a pivotal role in bringing Hollywood into the center of the motion picture industry.
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The Battle Over Citizen Kane
Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst fought to suppress a film by Orson Welles, a film that would become one of cinema's masterpieces.
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Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
A star in baseball's golden age, Joe DiMaggio's celebrity status and tumultuous marriage to Marilyn Monroe brought him pain.
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The Fight
A man who symbolized African American equality fought a proponent of Hitler's Aryan racial theories on the eve of World War II.
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George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire
The Alabama governor and presidential candidate promised segregation forever.
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Forever Baseball
A wry philosophical essay on what makes baseball the great American pastime.
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