Threads of a Tyrant: Selling Saddam Hussein’s Uniform

Here’s the latest installment of American Chimera’s e-archeology project of digging up old Manion’s International Auction House listings I wrote in the early … More

Threads of a Tyrant

Here’s the latest installment of American Chimera’s e-archeology project of digging up old Manion’s International Auction House listings I wrote … More

A Yankee Revisits the Death of a Confederate General

Gates of antiquarian book heaven As some of you know, I was fortunate to attend the Rare Book School (RBS) … More

1936 Berlin Olympic Games Silver Medal

Here’s the latest installment of American Chimera’s e-archeology project of digging up old Manion’s International Auction House listings I wrote … More

Moschettieri (Musketeers of Duce): Fez and Parade Helmet

Here’s the latest installment of American Chimera’s e-archeology project of digging up old Manion’s International Auction House listings I wrote … More

Internet Necromancy in the Name of History

They say things posted online never go away, but that’s not entirely true. I worked for Manion’s International Auction House … More

Uniform Standards of the Professional Appraisal Practice: Why They’re Important

Personal property often requires a formal appraisal in order to obtain insurance, settle a claim, help determine estate tax liability, … More

‘War,’ Panic and a One-Hour Broadcast: A Short Study

(Originally published in Trendline Magazine, November 2000, updated April 2015) ‘FAKE RADIO WAR STIRS TERROR THROUGH U.S.,” or so went … More

Gathering the Eagles, Marching to Glory

(Originally published in Trendline Magazine, January 2001; updated April 2015) Philosopher Immanuel Kant once called music the “quickening art,” because … More