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Letters

“A FOOL FOR PEACE”

ANIMAL TRACKS

SULLIVAN’S TRAVELS

LITANY OF THE LAW

COULDN’T STOP WOULDN’T STOP

STYLE • We view majestic Yosemite National Park through the lens of photographer Michael Ambrose, tour the park’s recently reopened Mariposa Grove, home to the giant sequoias; and visit Yosemite’s elegant Tenaya Lodge.

Saving Sergeant York • A century on, the saga of the hero of the Argonne stands firm

Look Back in Anger • “The details of Sergeant York’s exploit were created later by the imagination of a fertile mind. Probably the product of a typical American megalomania.”—First Lieutenant (Reserve) Paul Jürgen Vollmer

“Demand a Recount!” • In New York’s 1965 mayoral race, William F. Buckley Jr. ran short on votes but won the long game

The Secret Agent • A daring slave went undercover to aid the Revolution

Audubon’s Quadrupeds • In his final take on wild America, the artist and naturalist celebrated a continent’s four-footers

HERITAGE TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE SHOWCASE

QUEENS AND KINGS OF THE HILL

AN AMERICAN PLACE