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The Day America Outlawed the Glass: How Prohibition Uncorked an Era of Hypocrisy
106 years ago, the U.S. Congress opened the door to 14 years of prohibition--and to a period of lawlessness and violence.
Oct 28
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John Pearce
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The Waterway That Rewired a Nation: Erie Canal at 200
On October 26, 1825, New York uncorked a 363-mile water highway that crushed freight costs, turned farm towns into boomtowns, and pushed the American…
Oct 26
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John Pearce
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🕊️ The Day the French Fleet Turned the Tide: Yorktown, 1781
When the sea became the noose — the Allied victory at Yorktown
Oct 19
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John Pearce
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A long-lost Raphael. A deadly secret. Read a free excerpt from 'Treasure of Saint-Lazare'
Paris hides more than memories. Somewhere a king's ransom in gold and one of the most famous Renaissance paintings in history is waiting...
Oct 18
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John Pearce
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Excerpt from 'Treasure of Saint-Lazare'
Treasure of Saint-Lazare is the story of Eddie Grant’s relentless drive to avenge the murder of his family—victims of thieves who once served in the…
Oct 16
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John Pearce
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📚 The Eddie Grant Saga
Oct 15
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John Pearce
Oct 7, 1944 — The Day Auschwitz Fought Back
On this day in 1944, Jewish prisoners forced to work in the crematoria at Auschwitz-Birkenau—the Sonderkommando—staged a desperate revolt.
Oct 7
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John Pearce
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September 2025
When Rue d’Enfer Collapsed — and Paris Invented the Catacombs
Jan and I rented an apartment overlooking Place Denfert-Rochereau, in the calm 14th arrondissement on the southern side of Paris, for our stay this…
Sep 30
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John Pearce
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The Bayeux Tapestry’s Delayed Crossing
An update to my earlier post.
Sep 27
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John Pearce
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The Lion, the Resister, and the Square: Denfert-Rochereau’s Many Lives
The Lion of Belfort replica by Bartholdi in the center of Place Denfert-Rochereau, Paris. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Sep 23
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John Pearce
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Bayeux on Hold? Fragility, Security, and the High Price of Lending 1066
New French jitters over security and cost complicate the 2026 British Museum loan—while the embroidery’s origin story and propaganda punch still dazzle.
Sep 17
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John Pearce
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David Downie’s Shadows of Rome: A Roman Memoir with Style
His family's origin in postwar Italy, his mother-to-be's close encounter with a P-38, and his father's recoil from the too-heavy influence of the CIA
Sep 12
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John Pearce
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