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Beyond the Forbidden City: Examination Time in Early Qing Dynasty Beijing

by Elsa Hart

The Forbien City is an iconic image of imperial power. Its imposing gate…
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The History Behind the Mystery: Maze Master

by Kathleen ONeal Gear

by Kathleen O’Neal Gear A reporter once told me that our library could pass for a…
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The History Behind the Mystery: The Devil’s Half Mile

by Paddy Hirsch

Journey back to New York City in the days in which our nation…
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The History Behind the Mystery: A Death of No Importance

by Mariah Fredericks

One of my favorite books as a kid was an illustrated chronicle of…
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The History Behind the Mystery: Death in St. Petersburg

by Tasha Alexander

While the principal characters in Death in St. Petersburg are fictional, there are…
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The Pickwick Papers: Death and Mr Pickwick

by Stephen Jarvis

Six months ago, if you had asked me about my novel Death and…
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In Search of Poxl West

Poxl West
by Daniel Torday Revisiting Kent and Poxl West At some point during the years I spent…
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Kristin Hannah: A Look at Women in War

The Nightingale
The History Reader In her newest novel The Nightingale, Historical Fiction novelist and New York Times…
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Elvis and the Colonel

Elvis and the Colonel by  Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill is a fresh biography of legendary…
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The Spirits of Iwo Jima

by P. T. Deutermann

Doing the research for my latest novel, Iwo, 26 Charlie, was a…
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But They Were Our Troops: Peace Comes to America

by Jack Kelly

In October 1781, after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to the American forces…
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Must Read History Books of 2023

From spies, assassins, and dirty tricks in WWII to a revealing new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy…
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The Last Outlaws

by Tom Clavin

This week sees the publication of The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days…
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Saving Ancestors’ Graves

by Tom Clavin

With the film Killers of the Flower Moon casting a spotlight not just on the…
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Author Matthew J. Davenport’s new book The Longest Minute tells the riveting and tragic true story…
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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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