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The London Beer Flood
by Tom Clavin
Two hundred and nine years ago, an event took place that was both…
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The History Behind the Mystery: Safecracking 101
by Ashley Weaver
One of my favorite parts of writing historical fiction is the new things…
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Collecting the Treasures of the World
by Elsa Hart
In 1714, the gardener and caretaker Edmund Howard supervised his employer’s move to…
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Log Cabin History: The Secrets of Making a Home
by Judith Flanders Log Cabin History In 1857, the 250th anniversary celebrations of the founding of…
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London
Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
Cold Crematorium is the first English language edition of a lost memoir by Holocaust survivor József…
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