A Recommended Fall Foliage Trip: Dragon’s Tail and On

A Recommended Fall Foliage Trip: Dragon’s Tail and On

Tail of the Dragon Yesterday I did a one-day loop along the border of TN and NC. I’ve done all these roads before and camped in the area a lot, but for those who aren’t familiar, here’s a quick, interesting drive. The Tail of the Dragon is well known...
What is the Largest Prison in the Free World?

What is the Largest Prison in the Free World?

If you fly into or out of LaGuardia, coming in or going out over the Bronx—which a plane seemed to do every two minutes while I was a kid as we were underneath the flight path—you can see Rikers Island quite close to the end of the runway. The Bronx is at the bottom...
Where Is Alexander Hamilton Buried?

Where Is Alexander Hamilton Buried?

Hamilton Grave I tracked down his grave while doing research for a book, The Jefferson Allegiance, which has as the premise that Hamilton and Jefferson brokered a secret agreement to stop an imperial Presidency that they felt wasn’t covered under the power of the...