Adventurers

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Carrie Nation was furious to see that prohibition wasn't being enforced, so she grabbed a hatchet and went to work.

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As George Washington lay on his deathbed, his greatest fear took over—and led him to leave utterly bizarre orders to his staff.

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As a frontiersman, Kit Carson witnessed some of history’s greatest horrors, but it was a broken heart and a sad diagnosis that spelled his doom.

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When we think of a medieval knight, we picture heroic men who defended their honor through jousting and chivalry—but the truth is much more brutal.

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Being the first man on the moon might make Neil Armstrong seem like a one-trick-pony, but the man has plenty of remarkable stories from back here on Earth.

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Martha Gellhorn overcame barriers to become one of the 20th century's most accomplished war correspondent.



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