Jack Kelly  writer
“THE MOST DANGEROUS INSTITUTION”
The history of the FBI
American Heritage, August 2002

ILLEGAL TENDER
Making money the old-fashioned way
Invention & Technology, Summer 2005

THE HISTORY OF POKER
"The national game is not baseball, but poker.”
American Heritage, November 2006

DNA TAKES THE STAND
The most important forensic tool ever invented
Invention & Technology, Fall 2006

PLAYING WITH FIRE
Pyrotechnics in America
American Heritage, July 1997

ICONS AND INNOVATORS: BERETTA
Quality since 1526
The Robb Report, January 2006

APALACHIN: HOW AMERICA MET THE MOB
The American Mafia in its heyday
American Heritage, July 2000

EMERGENCY SPIRITUALITY
The sometimes grim, sometimes hopeful truth of life
Spirituality & Health, March 2007

THE SLOTS: A HISTORY OF ONE-ARMED BANDITS
As a 1931 flier said, “Who can resist them?”
Invention & Technology, Fall 2000

PRIVATE FIREWORKS DISPLAYS
The most glorious form of entertainment.
The Robb Report, November 2005 (unedited)

BIG BANG
The dangerous invention of high explosives
Invention & Technology, Summer 2006