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January 11, 2013

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How a Civil War vet invented the American infographic…

Francis Amasa Walker was so far ahead of his time that his tie was on the grid.

How a Civil War vet invented the American infographic…

Francis Amasa Walker was so far ahead of his time that his tie was on the grid.

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