Cultural History
by Justin Garson
In the 1950s, the field of psychiatry had nothing to show for itself.…
by James H. McCommons
When people think of endangered animals, the Canada goose does not come…
by Justin Garson
In the 1960s, the field of psychiatry was at a standstill. While some…
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by James H. McCommons
From the time the United States was founded, early Americans assumed that…
by Jane Ziegelman
Described as an "animated tapestry" by The Wall Street Journal, Jane Ziegelman's Once…
by Jane Ziegelman
Once Upon a Town author Jane Ziegelman credits her studies in cultural anthropology…
by Tilar J. Mazzeo
New York Times bestselling author Tilar J. Mazzeo gives a behind-the-scenes look…
by Martha Ackmann
Lifelong fan Martha Ackmann shares with The History Reader why she felt drawn…
With a new year comes a new set of history books publishing this month. Whether you've…
by Samuel Miller McDonald
In Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy…
