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Drawing of a group of soldiers, one relaxing in foreground, one stoking a fire, and two putting shoes on horses. (Scene near Tipton, on the Missouri Prairies,) Blacksmithing in the Army.

Alexander Simplot: Civil War Artist

by Edward E. Deckert and Constance R. Cherba12/11/20194/1/2024

Book Review: Through a Howling Wilderness

by Becky Akers12/9/20192/21/2024

Photo of a crowd at Ulysses S. Grant Memorial at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

The Grant Memorial

by Wyatt Kingseed12/9/20193/31/2024

Balto Saved Nome, Right? Not Quite: Another Dog Did Most of the Work

by Mike Coppock12/9/20192/21/2024

Photo of ice harvesting, shooting the cakes into the house.

Global Cooling

by Mark Bernstein12/9/20192/21/2024

A hand-colored woodcut of Baroness Fredericka von Riedesel wife of a Hessian officer in the American Revolution.

Sworn Enemies to be Good Friends

by Friederike Baer12/9/20192/21/2024

Drawing of the Battle of Long Island. Retreat of the Americans under Gen. Stirling across Gowanus Creek.

New York City’s Forgotten Past

by Erik Peter Axelson12/9/20192/21/2024

How Billy the Kid Died, as Sheriff Pat Garrett Tells It

by Christine M. Kreiser12/9/20198/19/2022

Photo of July 4th Fireworks. Washington DC is a spectacular place to celebrate July 4th! The National Mall, with Washington DC’s monuments and the U. S. Capitol in the background, forms a beautiful and patriotic backdrop to America's Independence Day celebrations.

A Day to Remember: July 4, 1776

by Charles Phillips12/9/20192/21/2024

Book Review: Mayflower

by Chuck Leddy12/6/20192/21/2024