In 1911, a man named Aurelio Fen finished the most dangerous book ever drawn by hand. It was not a book about war.…
In 1851, a fire destroyed more recorded knowledge than any event since the Library of Alexandria. Most people have never heard of it.…
Ernie Shore sat in the stands wearing street clothes watching his former teammate. Babe Ruth was on the field playing for the Yankees.…
Helen Ruth lived alone. Her husband Babe had left her. He was building a life in New York with another woman, but Helen…
George Ruth Senior had sent his son away when the boy was seven years old. Sent him to St. Mary’s Industrial School for…
New York, winter 1923. Private meeting, expensive restaurant, Manhattan, table in, corner, away from, others, privacy, complete privacy. Three men sitting, talking quietly.…
New York City, April 1925. Spring baseball season starting. Ruth sick, very sick. Collapsed at train station. Returning from spring training. Something wrong.…
Here’s something nobody believes until seeing statistics. Babe Ruth known for home runs. Known for power, known for being heavy, being slow, being…
Es gibt diese seltenen Momente in der politischen Landschaft, in denen ein einziger Satz, ein einziges Wort ausreicht, um eine ohnehin schon angespannte…
June 1941. The war in North Africa had been raging for a full year, and the British were losing. General Irwin Rummel and…