Special Features
- Biography: Charles Howard
- Biography: Seabiscuit
- General Article: A Jockey's Hard Life
- Primary Resources: Tribute to a Hero
- Biography: War Admiral
- Biography: Tom Smith
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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Did you or a family member experience life in America in the 1930s? What does the decade mean to you? Share your American experience with us.
The Massie Affair
in 1931, Grace Hubbard Fortescue received a one-hour sentence for murdering a local Hawaiian accused of raping her daughter.
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The World That Moses Built
Robert Moses fueled some of the most ambitious -- and controversial -- public works projects ever conceived.
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Barnum's Big Top
P.T. Barnum -- huckster, con man, promoter, entertainer and founder of "The Greatest Show on Earth".
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TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
Author, soldier, scientist, outdoorsman and caring father, he was the youngest man to become president. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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Amelia Earhart
The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, Earhart disappeared in 1937 during an attempt to circumnavigate the world by airplane.
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A Brilliant Madness
Mathematician and paranoid schizophrenic John Nash's work became a foundation of modern economic theory.
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Forever Baseball
A wry philosophical essay on what makes baseball the great American pastime.
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Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
The six-part story of a frontiersman farmer and a wealthy Confederate slave-owner's daughter.
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