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The Great Gatsby published 90 years ago today

On April 10, 1925, exactly 90 years ago today, the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published by Charles Scribner's Sons. To observe the occasion, Time magazine has posted the original 1925 Time book review of The Great Gatsby. Although now considered one of the great American novels of the 20th century, it was not immediately obvious that the book would attain…

Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House

The surrender of Lee's Army on April 9, 1865 set the stage for the conclusion of the Civil War. Commemorate the Sesquicentennial with these books!

Milwaukee's Menagerie: Sim the Library Lion

Way before an animated Simba the lion would inherit everything the light touches, there was a Simba the lion who lived in the downtown library building.