George Washington's personal library took a winding path before landing in Boston
In 1848, the Boston Athenaeum acquired more than 300 volumes from the famed Virginian's collection of books. They nearly ended up in the British Museum instead.
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Headstrong Eliza Scarlet is the first-ever female detective in Victorian London.
