In striking contrast to robust Nathan Bedford Forrest and athletic John Hunt Morgan, Joseph […]
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‘The Earth Seemed to Tremble’: The Battle of the Crater
Confederates saw the Battle of the Crater as proof of Yankee immorality and eventual Southern victory.
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The Celebrity Soldier: Ulysses S. Grant
It took both military and political strategy to make Grant the darling of the Union.
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Susan B. Anthony: ‘It Was We, the People; Not We, the White Males’
On November 1, 1872, Susan B. Anthony entered a barbershop in Rochester, N.Y., that […]
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The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America
The Supreme Court Produced by Thirteen/WNET New York, by Jeffrey Rosen, Times Books, 2007 […]
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Soldiers Who Would Be President
George Washington was first in war as commander of the Continental Army and reluctantly […]
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Book Review: Price’s Lost Campaign: The 1864 Invasion of Missouri
Price’s Lost Campaign: The 1864 Invasion of Missouri (University of Missouri Press) by Mark […]
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Praise God and Liberty: Religion and the Founding of the United States
Devout believers and deistic doubters formed an unlikely alliance that helped win the Revolution and forge the new American nation.
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William Rufus King: The Vice President Who Never Served
Many people know about William Henry Harrison, the president who died after serving just […]
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Oh Say Can You See…?: How the War of 1812 Gave Us Something Worth Fighting For
ON AUGUST 16, 1812, Americans saw a spectacle in red, white and blue that […]