Historical Figures

by Tom Clavin

Annie Oakley is one of those Wild West figures whose name is familiar to many people

by Tom Clavin

There are two reasons to write about James Butler Hickok right now. One is baseball. We

by Kostya Kennedy

True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson by Kostya Kennedy is a probing, richly-detailed, unique biography

by Paul Craddock

Thanks to dazzling advances in xenotransplantation and stem cell research, transplant surgery appears to be going

by Tom Clavin

151 years ago, a journey to Africa began that would garner international fame. In March, Henry

by Siân Evans

  As a new war erupts in Europe, Siân Evans recounts the tale of a heroic

by Laura Thompson

I came to Heiresses by accident, during the course of researching another book. As I scanned

by Rachel Trethewey

As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston and Clementine Churchill’s daughters each

by Giles Milton

We teamed up with the Unknown History podcast on Quick and Dirty Tips to bring you

by Jonathan M. Katz

I first came across the name Smedley Butler in Haiti, shortly after I’d moved there to