Lucien Carr: Murder and the Beats in New York City
Lucien Carr was friends with the Beats writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. Then Carr killed a man. Find out what happened.
The True Story of Who Inspired Longfellow’s Hiawatha
For over 150 years, the wrong person was credited with inspiring Longfellow's Hiawatha. Learn the true identity of the writer who gave rise to Hiawatha.
Louis Untermeyer: TV Star to Blacklisted Celebrity
Louis Untermeyer made the unlikely jump from poetry critic to TV star. But then his past led to his being blacklisted. Here's the story.
The True Story of Two Legendary Authors Meeting on a Hike
Legendary authors Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne once were friends. Here's the true story of how they met, and what became of their friendship.