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...Zug, a contributor to the Atlantic Monthly and previously author of “Squash: A History of the Game,” seamlessly incorporates the written words of primary sources—some of which were obtained from Harvard’s Houghton Library—into an engaging narrative as jam-packed with action as Ledyard’s short life...
This undignified departure closed the door on a ministerial career, but, as Zug rightly points out, Ledyard would never have lasted long in such a strict, ordered profession. He joined a sea voyage to England in 1775, deserted, and was pressed into service in the Royal Navy as the Revolutionary War loomed on the horizon. In 1776, Ledyard seized the chance to serve on the renowned Captain James Cook’s third expedition, which hoped to discover a Northwest Passage to link the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans...
...explosive nature led to a fatal showdown with the Hawaiian people, and Cook was hacked apart for trying to kidnap the king. The crew later recovered “a horrifying package of burnt bones, thighs, calves, skull with one ear attached, arms and hands,” Zug notes...
SWITZERLAND The Gunman with a Grudge The peace of a quiet Thursday morning in the Swiss town of Zug was shattered by a gunman armed with an assault rifle and a grenade. Friedrich Leibacher burst into a regional assembly meeting and opened fire, leaving 14 dead, before turning the gun on himself. Three of the victims were members of Zug's cantonal government. Police believe Leibacher's rampage originated in a row with a Zug bus driver two years ago. Athough nearly 400,000 Swiss men are army reservists who keep weapons at home, gun crime has been rare, with...
...STEFFAN SCHMIDT-KEYSTONE/AP GRIEVING: The murders horrified Zug's townsfolk...