History

An Editor’s Note

A book from Smithsonian’s editor recounts tales of writers and wars, photographers and Presidents, and the experiences of life in journalism

November 1, 1995

En Garde! Maybe M. Emile Was a Lousy Hairdresser, But He Gave His Place Tone

July 1995

The Spirited Story of the Psychic and the Colonel

May 1995

One Man’s Private Cache Pays Off For The Rest of Us

From the muddy yard of a private collector to the dresser drawers of a dealer, Mitchell Wolfson ransacks the world for his finds

February 1995

The Battle of Lake Erie

We were floundering in the War of 1812 when young Captain Perry delivered the winning motto, “Don’t Give Up The Ship”

January 1995