PN1501 The 1990 western Young Guns 2 remains a favorite among fans of the genre, but the film took significant liberties with the real history of Billy the Kid. While the movie suggests Pat Garrett once rode with the outlaw’s gang, historians have found no evidence that the two ever committed crimes together, despite their genuine … Read more
Teresa odstawiła filiżankę i poprawiła serwetkę. Robiła to cały wieczór – przesuwała cukiernicę, zbierała okruszki, sprawdzała, czy komuś nie brakuje kawy. Nie umiała po prostu siedzieć, nawet gdy to ona miała urodziny. – Teresa, usiądź wreszcie – roześmiała się Irena. – Jeszcze chwila i zaczniesz nam talerze zabierać spod nosa. Teresa się uśmiechnęła, ale została … Read more
Pat Garrett reported killing Billy the Kid at Fort Sumner, New Mexico, on July 14, 1881. More than a century later, investigators exhumed the grave of a man named John Miller, hoping DNA might prove the famous outlaw had somehow survived the shooting. The attempt did not produce the clean answer many expected. What emerged … Read more
Finalmente. È stata questa la parola che mia figlia ha detto quando le ho confessato di aver perso tutti i miei soldi. Non mi ha chiesto come sarei sopravvissuto. Non mi ha chiesto se avevo bisogno di aiuto. Ha solo guardato la casa e ha chiesto: «Quindi, anche questa casa è persa? ». È stato … Read more
Nie wiedziałam, co jest w kopercie. Włożyłam ją do kieszeni płaszcza, bo wychowano mnie tak, żeby traktować rzeczy od dziadka z szacunkiem. To jedyny powód. Przy stole było głośno od śmiechu, a śmiech wydawał się złą odpowiedzią na coś, co 79-letni mężczyzna przygotował i przyniósł na rodzinny obiad. Tylko tyle. Ostrożność. Szacunek. Mój dziadek, Raymond … Read more
Tre giorni dopo il matrimonio, tornai a casa con la spesa pensando a una cena tranquilla con Marco. Ma quando aprii la porta, trovai due valigie in mezzo al salotto e Giulia, mia cognata, con il suo ragazzo sul divano, a guardare la televisione a tutto volume. Ai loro piedi, le mie pantofole nuove, ancora … Read more
Jag kom hem sent en kväll och såg främmande väskor stå lutade mot väggen i hallen. Skor jag aldrig sett var uppradade vid dörren och lådor stod prydligt placerade bredvid mina möbler. Någon hade lugnt bestämt att mitt hem inte längre bara tillhörde mig. Min mamma hade använt sin nyckel för att släppa in min … Read more
La lettura del testamento durò esattamente diciassette minuti. Sedevo nello studio di mio padre, contando i secondi sull’orologio a pendolo, mentre i miei fratelli si dividevano un impero da diciotto milioni di euro. Io sono Luciano Callegari, anche se quel cognome è sempre venuto con un asterisco. Ventotto anni, e per tutti quei ventotto anni … Read more
An early Confederate victory in 1861 that never happened in real history becomes the turning point in an alternate timeline where the South wins the Civil War. In this scenario, the North is weakened by casualties, political division, and economic pressure, and Washington is forced into peace instead of achieving total victory. By the mid-1860s, … Read more
Abraham Lincoln lived under the shadow of assassination long before John Wilkes Booth entered Ford’s Theatre, but the threats against him never transformed into the kind of security system that might have saved his life. In early 1861, while traveling to Washington for his first inauguration, detective Allan Pinkerton and others warned of a planned … Read more