When Victoria ascended the British throne on 20 June 1837, G. A. Henty was not yet five years old. Yet in thousands of young boys' lives Henty was destined to be as important as the queen. In a 1980 review of the most recent biography of Henty, Eric Stok...
G. A. Henty once described himself as "a fierce and truculent Briton, ready to defy the whole world." It was an exaggerated yet appropriate description, given Henty's character and appearance. He was a tall, powerfully built man, with a large head and a...
Byline: Richard W. Rahn, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES Will the entire Middle East descend into chaos? On Dec. 16, David Brooks, writing in the New York Times, presented a scenario whereby the Middle East became engulfed in a series of regional wars,...
Washington is a natural attraction for young people eager to take part in the political wars. Once here, however, most find that the capital of the free world is a breeding ground for timidity and the quest for status. Tom Pauken, chairman of...
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