Civil War Wives: The Lives and Times of Angelina Grimké Weld, Varina Howell Davis, […]
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American History Book Review: Wilderness Warrior
Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Douglas Brinkley, Harper There […]
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Barbie Turns 50: She’s a Doll
Store buyers in quest of the next big plaything found the haughty and voluptuous […]
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Thomas Jefferson’s Beautiful Mind
A secret code that took more than 200 years to crack offers a unique glimpse into the creative genius of our most enigmatic Founding Father.
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Who Really Discovered America?
Move over, Columbus. A host of other intrepid explorers lay claim to your mantle
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Book Review: Can the CIA Be Reformed?
Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner The 9/11 attack […]
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Encounter: Harry Houdini Humors Arthur Conan Doyle
They shackled Harry Houdini in handcuffs and leg irons. They locked him in bank […]
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What Goes Boom Must Go Bust
Every now and then the world is visited by one of these delusive seasons […]
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The First: Movie Star
Florence Lawrence launched the modern celebrity era when she became the first film actor […]
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American History Gazette- December 2009
Cemetery Scandal Renews Memory of Emmett Till Waves of grief rocked the African-American community […]