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John Swansburg

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Wake Up, Rip Van Winkle

Washington Irving’s story isn’t just about a very long nap. It’s about the making of America.

by John Swansburg via The Atlantic
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on October 10, 2025
The Self-Made Man

The story of America’s most pliable, pernicious, irrepressible myth.

by John Swansburg via Slate
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on September 29, 2014
The Incredible Life of Lew Wallace, Civil War General and Author of Ben-Hur

The incredible story of how a disgraced Civil War general became one of the best-selling novelists in American history.

by John Swansburg via Slate
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on March 26, 2013

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