Contemporary historians have suggested that Schuyler Colfax's reputation and career were ruined by scandal. That would have come as news to Schuyler Colfax himself, who retired from politics willingly and enjoyed almost universal national esteem for the rest of his days.
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'The Paper' delivers plenty for at least one former newspaperman to laugh about and remember amidst the downfall of the 'daily miracle' that was the nation's newspapers.
When Elihu Kendrick set out to mark the northern terminus of the Indiana State Line in 1827, he didn't have much in the way of tools or instructions. We're still dealing with the fallout.
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