PN1501 Wyatt Earp, one of the most famous lawmen of the American Old West, is not buried in Tombstone, Arizona. His cremated remains rest in a Jewish cemetery in Colma, California, inside the family plot of his longtime companion, Josephine Marcus Earp. The location stands in stark contrast to the frontier image the public associates with … Read more
La penna toccò appena la carta prima che firmassi il mio nome. Dodici anni della mia vita ridotti a una riga in fondo a una pagina. Mio marito, il mio quasi ex marito, strappò i documenti dal tavolo della cucina prima ancora che l’inchiostro si asciugasse. «Finalmente», disse Dominic, lasciando uscire un lungo respiro, come … Read more
The shadow of mortality never truly lifted from John Henry “Doc” Holliday, a figure carved from equal parts brilliance, disease, and violence, whose life story remains a jagged scar on the American consciousness. His name has become a shorthand for the lawless spirit of the Old West, but the flesh-and-blood man behind the legend was … Read more
Śmieszne, jak jeden śmiech potrafi sprawić, że człowiek czuje się taki mały, zwłaszcza gdy pochodzi od ludzi, którzy mieli cię wspierać. Siedzieliśmy w eleganckiej restauracji, gdzie powietrze pachniało drogim winem i pieczonym mięsem. Miejsce, w którym mój ojciec traktowany był jak król ze względu na swoje ogromne imperium logistyczne. Moja siostra Chloe podniosła ciepłą bułeczkę … Read more
One of the most feared figures of the Civil War era was never a traditional soldier. William Clark Quantrill led a band of irregular Confederate guerrillas whose tactics blurred the line between warfare and terrorism, and whose name remains synonymous with atrocity in parts of the American West. Quantrill was born on July 31, 1837, … Read more
On January 12, 1948, a 44-year-old historian died of cancer in a hospital in Hanover. His name was Hans Gerd von Rundstedt. Weeks earlier, his father had been allowed to leave a British prison camp to sit at his bedside before being taken back to England. That father was Gerd von Rundstedt, the German army’s … Read more
Primul sunet care a străpuns febra nu a fost durerea, nici zgomotul umed al apei lovindu-mi pielea. A fost gheața. Un clinchet subțire, cristalin, aproape delicat, de cuburi care se loveau de pereții unui pahar. L-am auzit cu o jumătate de secundă înainte să simt frigul. Apoi apa a venit. Mi-a inundat ochii, mi-a curs … Read more
The man who had controlled Barracks 7 from the inside was now standing in the open, and the weight of that exposure was crushing him before the first charge was even read. General George S. Patton did not look away from the SS officer’s face, not even when the American major beside him began to … Read more
Logodnicul meu mi-a lăsat băiatul lui în grijă șapte zile ca să-și ajute fosta soție, care trecea printr-o criză emoțională gravă. M-a costat căsnicia. În ziua în care a aliniat cutiuțele portocalii cu pastile pe blatul din bucătărie, de parcă ar fi pregătit fundițe de petrecere, încă mai credeam că urmează să mă mărit cu … Read more
Jag är Rebecca Hartley, 34 år gammal och engelsklärare på en gymnasieskola i Portland. I samma stund som min svärmor Patricia meddelade att hon skulle ge varje barnbarn 10 000 dollar i julklapp, sjönk magen i bott på mig. Inte på grund av generositeten i sig, utan på grund av sättet hennes blick medvetet hoppade … Read more