U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr. of Columbia, South Carolina, triggered a mine in France on March 15, 1945, ...
He promised law and order. Instead, his scandal-ridden mayoralty became a symbol — and engine — of the city’s chaos.
His signoffs varied as much as what he scrawled his cursive scratches ... Tell Red that I hope Santa Claus is good to him. Tell him I sure wish I could spend Christmas with him.
Writing in barely legible cursive, he had scribbled 10 politically apocalyptic ... Now that we were closer, I allowed myself to hope for the best. Maybe I would be able to change his mind after all.