John B. Gough (pronounced Goffe) was the most powerful and popular temperance orator in America during the mid nineteenth century. Dubbed the "Demosthenes of total abstinence," Gough was gifted with a mellifluous voice, a genius for mimicry, and a...

Scion of a map-making dynasty Only those who have experienced it themselves can appreciate what it means to be born into a dynasty. Six generations of the Bartholomew family, culminating in John Bartholomew (John Christopher Bartholomew, or "JCB") and his younger brothers Peter...

Byline: Dennis J. McGrath; Staff Writer When John Bartholomew adjusts the pieces before he begins a game of chess, he must somehow imbue them with magic. For in his hands, the bishops and knights appear more terrifying and the queen and rooks...