PN1501 The Hollywood version of the Old West almost never matches the historical record. The era’s most famous gunslingers largely avoided dramatic showdowns at sunset, dying instead from illness, betrayal, or old age—often alone and forgotten. The true stories of these 18 figures are far stranger than the movies suggest. Buffalo Bill turned the frontier into … Read more
Ändå satt hon där, i soffan, i det svaga ljuset från en vintereftermiddag, och förklarade lugnt varför hon borde få hälften av pengarna jag behövde för att överleva. Den här gången ville hon att jag skulle notera mitt pensionsbelopp, 3 000 dollar i månaden. Hon ville ha en del av det, som om moderskap kom … Read more
Jag hette Linda Cooper, och jag hade aldrig kunnat föreställa mig att barnet jag en gång läste godnattsagor för skulle stå i mitt matrum den kvällen och lossa på bältet som om rädsla var det enda språk som fanns kvar mellan oss. Jag kände lukten av läder innan jag fullt ut förstod vad han tänkte … Read more
Invece di rispondere, mi strinse forte le spalle. «Non fare domande. Resta solo in silenzio e ascolta. » Prima che potessi capire cosa stesse succedendo, il campanello sopra la porta del negozio di fiori suonò. Lei ne raccolse uno con due dita. Poi rise, una risata secca e amara che non avevo mai sentito in … Read more
John Bull, the English-born gunman who built a lasting reputation in the American West, was involved in a deadly confrontation on a Helena, Montana street in 1867 that ended the life of his own gambling partner, Langford Peel, a former soldier with a fearsome reputation. Bull was arrested but later acquitted, and the incident dramatically … Read more
OBERSALZBERG, Germany — The champagne had been chilling for days, the alpine air was crisp and clean, and the most powerful man in Europe was moments away from offering his personal blessing. But beneath the veneer of Nazi luxury and the high-pitched laughter echoing across the Bavarian peaks, a sinister undercurrent of lust for power, … Read more
Odwróciłam się do niej, a w mojej głowie wciąż dudniło echo jej słów. “Nie wyliczam, Halino, ale pieniądze, które zarabiam, mają jakiś limit” – powiedziałam, a ona spojrzała na mnie z wyższością, jakby była tu jedyną osobą, która ma prawo cokolwiek oceniać. Tak synowa odzywa się do szwagra, a ja stałam tam, czując, jak każdy … Read more
Jag heter Colette och är 32 år gammal. Morgonen på mitt bröllop skickade min pappa tre ord som först inte lät logiska, som om mitt sinne vägrade acceptera dem i den ordning de dök upp på skärmen. *Vi kommer inte. * Det var allt. Ingen interpunktion, ingen förklaring, ingen uppföljning. Bara ett kalt litet meddelande … Read more
They were the women who had had it all: the wives and mistresses of Nazi Germany’s leaders. They had lived gilded, luxurious lives at the expense of the state, being used as symbols for perfect German womanhood, and often wielded considerable influence and power behind the scenes. So what happened to them and their children … Read more
The final guns of World War II fell silent in Europe in May 1945, but for the women who had married into the highest echelons of the Nazi regime, the conflict was far from over. As the Allied forces closed in and the Third Reich crumbled into ashes, the wives of history’s most monstrous war … Read more