‘Damn everything but the circus!’ poet e.e. cummings said. Maybe he was right.
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Interview: Eleanor Clift / The Rise of Women’s Suffrage
In the 1920s, winning the vote for women meant winning the publicity war.
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The Andrew Brothers: The Original Populist Presidents
Trump sees himself as a tribune of the people. But is he like his heroes?
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New York’s Other Moniker
Washington Irving’s fictional Dutch uncle, Diedrich Knickerbocker, lent his name to all things New York
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American Schemers: William Walker
WILLIAM WALKER was a young man in a hurry but he couldn’t decide where […]
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Daily Quiz for May 3, 2017
The Charlottetown Conference of 1864 laid the groundwork for the confederation of this country.
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On the Trail of Colonel Walker
The Confederacy’s hard-luck Army of Tennessee drew its strength from lower-ranking commanders like Colonel […]
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Into the Hornet’s Nest
The soldiers of the Iron Brigade managed to hold their position at Antietam with […]
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Letter from the Editor- CWT February 2013
Sea Change Union General Orders No. 143, issued on May 22, 1863, is one […]
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Interview: Paul LaRue / Classroom Warrior
Educators, particularly high school teachers, are vital to “growing” new Civil War buffs and […]