Junius and Albert’s Adventures in the Confederacy: A Civil War Odyssey By Peter Carlson, […]
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American History Book Reviews: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball From the Inside By Christy Mathewson, Penguin Classics For […]
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A Frenchman’s Insight into African Slave Factories
Paul Belloni Du Chaillu’s inside look at the African slave trade. In 1856 the […]
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Where Rebels Won
The South seceded from the Union in 1861, but western Virginia upstarts seceded from […]
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How the Reagan Assassination Attempt Changed His Presidency
After surviving Hinckley’s bullet, Reagan emerged a different kind of president.
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First Step Toward Destiny
Edward S. Curtis found his calling when he photographed one remarkable face in 1899. […]
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Suicide Pact: Signing the Declaration of Independence
56 men put their lives on the line by signing the Declaration of Independence.
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Interview: Roger Daniels / immigration historian
Roger Daniels, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Cincinnati, has witnessed […]
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Ernest Hemingway Toasts J.D. Salinger
Ernest Hemingway was roaring drunk when he suffered his war wound. It was May […]
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We’ve Been Here Before: Executive Limits
“In the conduct of war,” wrote Alexander Hamilton in the Federalist Papers, No. 70, […]