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As the world waits to see if Donald Trump's talks will go ahead, look back at how previous US presidents have handled Iran.

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The author is not the first scholar to tackle the history of America—as in the American continent, not just the United States ...

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In 1937, three 'Abilene Boys' canoed 660 miles down the Colorado River. As adults, they repeated the journey in 1991.