All posts tagged "New York Herald"

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  Abe Lincoln’s Puritan Ancestors (Cavaliers and Baptists, Too)

  Abraham Lincoln, the Great Unifier, didn’t talk much about his Puritan ancestors. Nor did he talk much about his ancestors from Virginia,...

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  Gordon Bennett, the Madcap, Scandal-Mongering Publisher Who Built the Newport Casino

  Today in Britain people utter ‘Gordon Bennett’ when someone says something unbelievable, disgusting, surprising or outrageous. They probably don’t know they’re referring...