John Hancock signed his death warrant that day.
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Interview: Sally Denton / Exploring the Frémonts
John and Jessie went hand in hand with Western expansion.
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Audiobook Review: Hoover by Kenneth Whyte
In “Hoover,” author Kennth Whyte profiles a president suited more to a corporate office than the helm of a great democracy
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Daily Quiz for May 9, 2018
In addition to writing and drawing TV scripts, movie scripts, and greeting cards, Charles Schulz wrote and drew approximately this many Peanuts comic strips.
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Father of the American Circus
The circus first came to an American town on April 3, 1793, when John […]
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American History Book Review: The Age of Lincoln
The Age of Lincoln By Orville Vernon Burton, Hill & Wang, 384 pages, $25 […]
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American History Book Review: Bobby and J. Edgar
Bobby and J. Edgar: The Bitter Face-off Between the Kennedys and Hoover That Transformed […]
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Autie & Libbie Custer
George Custer’s zealous pursuit of Elizabeth Bacon may have resembled a cavalry charge, but […]
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Custer: The Truth Behind the Silver Screen Myth
In They Died With Their Boots On, Errol Flynn’s Custer reflects the true essence […]
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Dialogue: The Founders Thought Globally and Acted Locally
Jay Winik’s latest book, Upheaval: America and the Birth of The Great the Modern […]