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The heroes of each generation reflect the conditions, priorities, and goals of the era in which they reside. In the United States and throughout Europe, the wilderness explorer enjoyed widespread public adulation long before leading sports figures, rock stars, and astronauts of later decades. The ingenuity of the Industrial Revolution gave way to early manned flight, and other breakthroughs in communication and travel.

What happened to Haiti's first, first family? An unprecedented collaboration between Harvard College and the Château de Joux investigates the 1802 disappearance of the Louverture's in a five-part series spanning from the island of Saint Domingue to the mountains of northern France. New archival evidence is unearthed as Alexandre Benoit interviews leading Haitian historians in a plot that involves hundreds of troops, Napoleon, black sites, betrayals, and one big mystery. --- Un partenariat entre le Fort de Joux et Harvard College (USA) qui enquête sur la disparition de la famille Louverture.

When England’s King Edward IV fell ill at Easter 1483 after coming back from a fishing trip and died shortly after on April 9, it threw a country that had already suffered a series of wars into a state of chaos. What exactly killed him is unclear, and though some people would later speculate that he had been poisoned, there is every reason to believe that he died of natural causes. Disease was common in medieval England, and doctors lacked much of the medical knowledge now taken for granted.

Uncover a dark historical mystery of royal betrayal and deadly power struggles that erased two young heirs from history. Perfect for an immersive daily commute, this suspenseful true crime narrative transports you straight to the violent politics of the Wars of the Roses. As you unwind for the...

One of Argentina's 30,000 "disappeared", Alicia Partnoy was abducted from her home by secret police and taken to a concentration camp where she was tortured, and where most of the other prisoners were killed. Her writings were smuggled out of prison and published anonymously in human rights journals. The Little School is Alicia Partnoy's memoir of her disappearance and imprisonment in Argentina in the 1970s.

It was a frigid night in February 2013 when the five young fishermen vanished. The crew of the Miss Ally - a 12-metre Cape Islander from Woods Harbour, Nova Scotia - was fishing for halibut far off the Nova Scotia coast when their boat’s spotlight malfunctioned. A vicious winter storm was approaching from her south, and all other boats at the fishing grounds were steaming for shore. Unable to locate his longlining gear, the Miss Ally’s young captain decided to stay an extra day to retrieve the gear and, hopefully, a big catch.

The world is a mysterious place, and there are whole epochs of history that our modern sensibilities have yet to come to grips with. This book explores what might be behind the mysteries of these lost civilizations. Here you will find a full history of these ancient peoples, places, and cultures, and a complete telling of the enigmas that they left behind. Because with an open mind and a clear focus, there just might be something truly incredible for us to discover.

This is the Undetermined: Deaths, Disappearances, and Mysteries Podcast. Each week Dr. N explores new cases ranging from undetermined causes of death and missing persons, to unexplainable phenomena with undetermined causes. This podcast is dedicated to the mysterious and the unknown. Join me as I delve into the world of questions without answers and all things undetermined, where all possibilities are entertained from rational scientific explanations to the paranormal and beyond. Send in your own undetermined stories to undeterminedpod@gmail.com

On November 10, 1975, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a giant freighter, sank with its entire crew of 29 aboard, in one of the most violent storms ever witnessed on Lake Superior. In 29 Missing, Kantar tells the Fitz's story from the christening in 1958 as the largest ship on the Great Lakes to the expedition in 1995 to recover the ship's bell in what proved to be a moving memorial to the lost crew.