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A native of Missouri, Mark Lee Gardner has researched and written about the American West since he was in high school. Mark, considered an authority on the American West, has written a number of critically acclaimed and award-winning books, including his latest, Brothers of the Gun: Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and the Reckoning in Tombstone.

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THIS WEEK'S THE COLLECTOR.COM'S ARTICLE SELECTION:

1. Manifest Destiny: The Doctrine that Shaped America
2. 6 Infamous Gunslingers of the Wild West

Long before Hollywood turned them into legends, the real pirates of the Caribbean ruled the seas with blood, smoke, and gold. This History Shorts episode dives into the true stories behind figures like Blackbeard and Anne Bonny, uncovering how desperation, empire, and opportunity turned the Caribbean into the world's most lawless frontier.

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This History Shorts episode explores the forgotten era of the Olympics, when art, literature, and architecture stood beside running and wrestling at the Games. From gold medals for verses to the debate over whether art could be judged like sport, it's the story of when creativity took the podium.

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Whether you admire Dick Cheney or condemn him, one thing is undeniable: he changed the office of the vice presidency forever. No one before him, not Adams, not Johnson, not even the activist vice presidents of the 20th century, wielded so much authority or shaped so much policy from the second seat of power.

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Long before it became a symbol of hate, the swastika was a mark of peace, prosperity, and the divine found in ancient temples from India to Greece. This History Shorts episode traces its 3,000-year journey from sacred emblem to one of history's most stigmatized icons. It's the story of how a single symbol was transformed and what its evolution reveals about the power of meaning in human history.

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Peter speaks with Matthew Resatll about his newest book, The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus. Restall takes us beyond polemic, sifting through the evidence across nations, languages, and five centuries to explore the many questions that make up what he calls "Columbiana." He demonstrates that, far from a uniquely talented individual, Columbus was typical of the Iberian and northern Italian men of his day - a merchant mariner who became an explorer, slave-trader, and conquistador-settler. And Restall challenges the notion, deeply held to this day, that Columbus can be credited or blamed for all that happened after 1492.

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Some see the Vietnam War as a necessary intervention to protect global stability and prevent the spread of communism, while others view it as a tragic mistake, a quagmire that would cost countless lives and deeply divide the nation. Today, on this episode of History Shorts' new series, YOU DECIDE, we explore the Vietnam War from both perspectives, giving you the historical evidence, primary sources, and context to form your own judgment. We will examine whether the U.S. engagement was justified as a defense of freedom and global stability, or whether it was a miscalculated, destructive intervention.

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The violent death of American Vice Consul Robert Whitney Imbrie in Tehran in July 1924 shocked both the United States and Persia (modern-day Iran). A mob attack in broad daylight, ostensibly sparked by religious fervor but quickly recognized as the product of deeper political currents, cut short the life of a seasoned American official and exposed the fragile state of Iranian politics in the early twentieth century.

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Peter speaks with a true master of storytelling and insight, Malcolm Gladwell. A staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996, Malcolm has captivated millions with his groundbreaking books, which blend psychology, sociology, and real-world narratives to challenge how we perceive the world. On this episode of the History Shorts Conversations Series, Malcolm and Peter discuss Gladwell's latest release, the Revenge of the Tipping Point.

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The Holocaust produced not only vast tragedy but also extraordinary instances of moral courage, moments when individuals defied bureaucracy, prejudice, and even their own governments to save human lives. Among the most remarkable of these figures was Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat stationed in Lithuania during the early years of the Second World War. At great personal risk, Sugihara issued thousands of transit visas to Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, enabling them to escape Europe through the Soviet Union and Japan.

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