The Brulé Sioux of the Rosebud Agency came to accept their neighbor John Anderson […]
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Jesse W. Henderson gives an Indian perspective to the Lewis and Clark story
It’s a quiet scene. A mounted party of Salish Indians have come across explorers […]
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He Built a Ranching Empire in West Texas. But We Still Aren’t Sure Who He Was.
In the 1800s, Milton Faver’s fortunes and profits were plentiful — and so were the number of tales about the “Mystery Man of the Big Bend.”
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Spotted Tail, chief of the Brulés
Destined for greatness and an early death, Spotted Tail, the great chief of the […]
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Daily Quiz for January 29, 2020
This class of airship were used during World War Two for anti-submarine warfare.
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How a Red Army Officer-Turned-Nazi Recruit Made America His Home
Jakob Reimer mastered dodging the past—and passing as an ordinary U.S. citizen.
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John Smith, the Working Class Hero Who Saved Jamestown
Farmer’s son endured combat, enslavement, and near-execution before his talents as a diplomat brought peace with the Algonquians
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Congress Changed the Way Lincoln Fought the Civil War
Radical Republicans pushed for aggressive military policy, emancipation, and Western expansion.
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War in Their Words: ‘I Can Make My Time Endurable’
A Norwegian immigrant wrote letters home in his native language and invisible ink
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Stephen Crane at the Front
In April 1898 the world-famous writer set sail for Cuba to cover the Spanish-American War.