Jeff Shaara didn’t plan to follow in his novelist father’s footsteps, but began to write a string of bestselling novels from the Revolution to World War I. He tackled World War II in a series of books, the most recent of which appears in November.
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Excerpt: George Washington Pays Homage to Yahweh
Simon Schama describes President George Washington’s 1790 visit to Newport, RI, to promote support for the Bill of Rights.
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Looking Back Fondly on Glory: 20 Years Later
Andre Braugher, one of the stars from the classic Civil War film Glory, is interviewed by Jay Wertz.
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The British Marksman Who Refused to Shoot George Washington
George Washington’s life may have been spared at the Battle of Brandywine by a British marksman who placed honor before glory.
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This Is My America
An interview with Douglas Hutton, executive producer of This is My America, a 3-CD set that presents a musical history of the United States, from before European settlers arrived to the present day.
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Daily Quiz for November 13, 2008
Originally built by the French in 1731 as Fort Vincennes, this English fort was captured by Colonel George Rogers Clark in 1779 during the American Revolution.
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Daily Quiz for November 1, 2008
This president signed the act that officially established the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Daily Quiz for October 5, 2008
The Gnadenhutten Massacre of March 8, 1782, occurred in what is now this state.
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Daily Quiz for September 22, 2008
At the Battle of Waxhaws in May 1780, British troops killed surrendering Virginia regulars and militiamen. He commanded the British troops that slaughtered the Americans.
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Daily Quiz for July 5, 2008
In the winter of 1778, American troops stationed at this fort on the Hudson River nicknamed the place ‘Point Purgatory.’