Captain William Judd Fetterman was a decorated Civil War veteran who had led thousands of men through four years of the bloodiest combat the American continent had ever produced. When he arrived at Fort Phil Kearny in the frozen Wyoming Territory in November 1866, he carried with him the confidence of a man who believed … Read more
Rain in the Face, the famed Hunkpapa Lakota warrior and leader, played a significant role in the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, where Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and the Seventh Cavalry suffered a crushing defeat. Renowned for his ferocity and bravery, Rain in the Face carried a bitter personal hatred toward Custer, whom … Read more
Mi hanno chiesto di immaginare una scena: seduto a un tavolo che avevo contribuito a pagare, circondato da persone che sorridono solo con la bocca, e poi l’uomo di fronte a me che mi dice di andarmene prima ancora che venga servito il dolce. È così che è finito il mio Ringraziamento l’anno scorso. Non … Read more
L’e-mail arriva un mardi. Je m’en souviens parce que le mardi était censé être notre bon jour, la seule soirée de la semaine où Maya et moi quittions le travail à des heures raisonnables pour nous retrouver dans ce petit restaurant italien de Burt Street, et faire semblant d’être encore les amoureux de huit ans … Read more
Kvällen före hjärtoperationen satt jag på sjukhuset med min svärmor Ingrid. Hon skulle opereras nästa morgon och jag hade tillbringat nästan två veckor med att sköta allt kring hennes vård, från blodprover och röntgen till försäkringspapper och mediciner. Min man Axel hade tagit ledigt för att vara hos henne, medan jag fortfarande försökte klara jobbet … Read more
L’e-mail arriva un mardi. Je m’en souviens parce que les mardis étaient censés être nos bons jours. La seule soirée de la semaine où Maya et moi quittions le travail à une heure raisonnable, où nous nous retrouvions à ce petit restaurant italien de Burt Street en faisant semblant d’être encore ces personnes tombées amoureuses … Read more
The body of Alexander the Great was not yet cold when the men who had sworn to protect his legacy began tearing it apart. Inside the palace at Babylon in June 323 BC, his generals stood in a ring, hands on their swords, measuring the distance to each other’s throats. The man who had conquered … Read more
On the morning of April 3, 1882, in St. Joseph, Missouri, a small wooden house sat on a hilltop at 1318 Lafayette Street. Inside, a man finished his breakfast. He wore a clean white shirt and two holsters, having carried pistols for seventeen straight years. Noticing dust on a framed picture above the fireplace, he … Read more
Nie im Leben hätte ich gedacht, dass ein leuchtender Bildschirm in der Dunkelheit meines Schlafzimmers mir die bittere Wahrheit über mein eigenes Fleisch und Blut offenbaren würde. Es war ein Dienstagabend. Ich saß in meinem Lesesessel und trank eine Tasse Kamillentee. Als mein Handy aufleuchtete, sah ich, dass mein Sohn Tobias in seinem Status ein … Read more
On September 29, 2010, Tony Curtis died at his home in Henderson, Nevada. The 85-year-old actor, long battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was surrounded by his paintings and personal belongings in the bedroom he loved, his wife Jill at his side. Cardiac arrest ended the life of a man who had spent decades constructing the … Read more