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A Legendary Locomotive

By William Rosen
Two hundred and five years ago this week, the city of Philadelphia witnessed the birth of steam locomotion in America…sort of.
As is frequently the case, the newborn in question was beautiful only to its parent: Oliver Evans, a fifty-year old former wheelwright who had, in 1790, received the third patent ever issued by [...]

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Forensics in 1800 Paris

By Catherine Delors
The investigation into the Rue Nicaise bombing attack, which is the topic of FOR THE KING, is considered the first modern police investigation. As I researched it in great detail, I was struck by the modernity of the investigators’ thinking.
For instance, their first reflex was to look for the license plate of [...]

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