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A Champion Wins Alaska’s Toughest Dog Sled Race By Communing with Nature and His Furry Companions

Sandy Lindsey

Attitude is everything for Brent Sass, winner of the 2022 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Always a challenging event, it was particularly

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The Story of Nellie Bly, the Brave 19th-Century Journalist Who Went Undercover to Expose Abuses at an Insane Asylum

Rachel Pfeiffer

In 1887, Nellie Bly boarded the boat with the other patients bound for Blackwell’s Island, now known as Roosevelt Island. Their stay

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World-Class Performer Steven Wang on Discovering the Power of Dance in America

Annie Wu

It had been a few months since Steven Wang last spoke to his parents, located halfway across the world in China. He

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The Salmon Sisters: Meet Alaska’s Sibling Duo Dedicated to Supplying America with Fresh Sustainable Seafood

Eric Lucas

There were more fish than people. Sisters Claire Neaton and Emma Teal Privat were raised on a remote Alaskaisland in a region

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The Breakers in Newport, Rhode Island: A Grand Tour of the Vanderbilts’ Italianate Summer Home

Bob Kirchman

In the autumn of 1885, Cornelius Vanderbilt II paid a little over $400,000 for a summer cottage in Newport, Rhode Island. The

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Jacques Pépin Didn’t Mean to Stay in America—But He’s Become the ‘Quintessential American Chef’

Crystal Shi

If you’re inviting Jacques Pépin to Thanksgiving dinner, you’d better have turkey on the table. How about something else this year, you

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Hunewill Ranch in California is One of the Rare Places in America Where the Cowboy Life Persists—And You Can Go Experience It

David Coulson

While a journalism professor at the University of Wyoming when I wore a younger man’s clothes, I became close friends with a

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17-Year-Old Entrepreneur Turns Mission of Improving Children’s Oral Health into Reality with Million-Dollar Sugar-Free Candy Company

Krista Thomas

It has been said that the world always looks brighter from behind a smile. And that adage has been shaping Alina Morse’s

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Historian Victor Davis Hanson on the Farmer’s Virtues

Channaly Philipp

It’s nearly a 200-mile commute home for historian Victor Davis Hanson from the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he travels once

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James Beard Award-Winning Chef Chris Hastings on the Loving Family That’s Got His Back

Karim Shamsi-Basha

Chris Hastings is comfortable in his own skin. Trim with short hair and glasses, he tucks his shirt in and speaks with

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Remembering Henry Villard, the Renowned 19th-Century Railway Financier, Through the Eyes of His Great-Granddaughter

Alice Giordano

Her name alone is nearly poetic, but it is history and grandeur that give Alexandra Villard de Borchgrave her befitting nomenclature. She

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Touring Annandale: Former White House Social Secretary Linda Faulkner Reveals the Artistic Wonders Inside Her Texas Home

Linda Faulkner

Our house has brought together two people—my husband and myself—along with 17th-, 18th-, and early 19th-century hand-water-colored prints of flora and fauna

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Legendary Tennessee Pitmaster Pat Martin Shares His Must-Know Tips for a Perfect Summer Barbecue

Crystal Shi

Not many recipes call for a pair of broken-in running shoes, 93 cinder blocks, and somewhere to sleep as part of their

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Dry Bar Comedy: Stand-Up Comedian Keith Stubbs’s Family-Friendly Platform is Working to Keep America’s Humor Clean

Dave Paone

Today’s stand-up comedy is filled with F-bombs and N-words. The monologues in late-night shows have turned into profanity-laced political rants that Standards

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Meet Nainoa Thompson, the Hawaiian Navigator Who’s Preserving the Ancient Art of Ocean Wayfinding

Eric Lucas

Nainoa Thompson did not set out to rewrite history. He just wanted to go for an adventure. But he accomplished both. Decades

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In the Business of Trust: Tech Entrepreneur and Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Keith Krach Shares the Secret to Good Leadership

Emel Akan & Annie Wu

Keith Krach, former undersecretary of state and current billionaire entrepreneur, first started working at his father’s Ohio mechanics shop when he was

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Planting Fields Arboretum: A Botanical Paradise in New York Reminiscent of the Old English Countryside

ANNIE WU

Some 30 miles away from the hectic buzz of New York City, America’s wealthy elite once built luxurious mansions along Long Island’s

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House of Beauty: Why the Greek Revival Style Became a Hit During 19th-Century America

BRENT HULL

In this series, master woodworker Brent Hull will introduce readers to the different architectural styles that were popularized throughout American history, explaining

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How Alva Vanderbilt’s Sumptuous Chateau Set the Bar for High Society Homes on Fifth Avenue, New York City

BOB KIRCHMAN

In 1843, young Richard Morris Hunt and family traveled from America to Europe, where he gained his formal education. Initially, Hunt pursued

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The Apotheosis of Washington: Deciphering the Symbols of Our Nation Hidden Within the Capitol Building’s Dome

KARA BLAKLEY

The U.S. Capitol Rotunda is one of the most iconic spaces in the nation. High above its well-trod floors, the dome features

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The Ingenious Architects Whose Designs Inspired the Blueprint for Washington, D.C.

BOB KIRCHMAN

“The Capitol ought to be upon a scale far superior to anything in this Country.” —George Washington to Thomas Jefferson in 1792

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