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New York Draft Riots

In Search of Men of Principle

Louise Mirrer | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Civil War, New York Draft Riots, Terrorism, Abraham Lincoln, Nazism, Neil Simon, Brighton Beach Memoirs, John Brown, Great Depression, Triumph, New York News
Louise Mirrer

Had Eugene and Stanley of Brighton Beach Memoirs been living in New York during the Civil War years, they might not have thought so highly of Abraham Lincoln's principles.

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Barack's Not Honest Abe -- But Neither Was Abraham Lincoln

Lowell Thompson | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abraham Lincoln, Honest Abe, New York Draft Riots, Honest Barack, Fat Lady Sings, The Token President, Buy the Cover, Buythecover, Barack Obama, Obama Administration, Politics News
Lowell Thompson

We like to look back on past presidents and precedents to compare to current leaders. But when you actually know something about the real history, it seldom compares with our pop version.

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