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It's become legend that Playboy magazine once called Colfax "the longest, wickedest street in America", [citation needed] but attempts to source the actual quote have failed. [3] However, such activities [weasel words] are actually isolated to short stretches of the 26-mile (42 km) length [citation needed] of the street.
Some reviewers praised the book. For instance, Kirkus Reviews found the book "An exciting, swift-moving narrative, replete with characters both dastardly and noble," [3] Publishers Weekly declared, "fans of American history will find it a moving and instructive drama," [4] Michelle Kung writing in Entertainment Weekly found that the author "shines an illuminating light on one of America's more ...
Ellen Maria Colfax (1836–1911), second wife of Schuyler Colfax; Evelyn Clark Colfax (1823–1863), first wife of Schuyler Colfax; Schuyler Colfax (1823–1885), politician and 17th vice president of the United States; Schuyler Colfax III (1870–1925), American politician, 11th mayor of South Bend, Illinois, and son of the Schuyler Colfax
Colfax Museum: Lakewood: Jefferson: Denver Area: History Museum: website, History of Schuyler Colfax and Colfax Avenue: the Longest, Wickedest Main Street in America that bears his name. Colorado Governor's Mansion: Denver: Denver: Denver Area: Historic house: Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Museum: Pueblo: Pueblo: Southeast: Medical
Osborne was born on May 3, 1932, in Colfax, Washington.His parents were Robert Eugene Osborne, a public school teacher, and Hazel Ida (née Jolin). [1]In 1941, Osborne's fascination with Hollywood began when his mother purchased for him the August edition of Modern Screen magazine featuring Lana Turner; inside, there was an advertisement for Kiss the Boys Goodbye, in which Mary Martin's lips ...
Schuyler Colfax Jr. (/ ˈ s k aɪ l ər ˈ k oʊ l f æ k s / SKY-lər KOHL-fax; March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869.
The Colfax Massacre: The Untold Story of Black Power, White Terror, & The Death of Reconstruction. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195310269. Lane, Charles (2008). The Day Freedom Died, The Colfax Massacre, The Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction. New York: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 9780805089226. Tademy, Lalita (2007).
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