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Lindbergh Soared as a Crackpot Celebrity
EnigmaCharles Lindbergh became famous for flying solo across the Atlantic just when the star-maker machinery of mass media was revving up. Man and moment were made for each other.
AD BY The Daily Beast | Published Feb 07, 2015

Portrait of the Consummate Con Man
TricksterTitanic Thompson could beat you at cards, hustle you at golf, and bet you on anything, so long as the odds were in his favor. Unknown to the public, he was a legend among peers.
John Lardner | Published May 17, 2014
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