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Men of Restless Blood

by Tom Clavin

Men of Restless Blood Men of Restless Blood by stephen puleo From New…
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Manhunters: The Real DEA Agents Who Took Down Pablo Escobar

by Javier F. Peña and Steve Murphy

Wcag Heading DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F.…
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Condé Nast: The Man and His Empire

by Susan Ronald

WCAG Heading Condé Nast might have wondered why a publisher should feel like…
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The Kennedy Heirs: A Legacy of Courage

by J. Randy Taraborelli

WCAG Heading by J. Randy Taraborrelli As is well known by now, the Kennedys have always…
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Lyndon Johnson: The Making of a Politician

by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Lyndon Johnson: The Making of a Politician Updated…
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Friendship in the American Frontier: Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill

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by Tom Clavin

dd They were the two most famous plainsmen of the American West, and…
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The Softer Side of Wild Bill Hickok

by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading It should surprise no one that Wild Bill Hickok was a…
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The Life of Florence Gould: American Beauty, Noted Philanthropist, Nazi Collaborator

by Susan Ronald

WCAG Heading A Dangerous Woman is Susan Ronald’s revealing biography of Florence Gould, fabulously…
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George Washington’s Heroism at Valley Forge

by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading Some people think there was a Battle of Valley Forge. There…
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A Clue to a Secret Love of George Washington

by Mary Calvi

WCAG Heading Those who read Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, No. 550, in March…
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Featured Excerpt: The Feather Wars

Clover-Land Magazine [Northern Michigan University Archives]

by James H. McCommons

From the time the United States was founded, early Americans assumed that…
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Featured Excerpt: Milena and Margarete: A Love Story in Ravensbrück

Milena, circa 1930. Photo Credit: Milena and Margarete.

by Gwen Strauss

From the moment they met in 1940 in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Milena…
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Featured Excerpt: Once There Was a Town

Lillian Chanales, portrait of author's grandmother pictured in mourning attire after husband's death.

by Jane Ziegelman

Described as an "animated tapestry" by The Wall Street Journal, Jane Ziegelman's Once…
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The Escapes of David George and the Stories We Tell About Slavery

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by Gregory E. O'Malley

by Gregory O'Malley When most people think of North American slavery, they most often think of…
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Featured Excerpt: The Great Abolitionist

Southern Chivalry Argument versus Club's depiction, 1856.

by Stephen Puleo

The Great Abolitionist is the first major biography of Charles Sumner to be published…
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Falling in Love with Texas’ Worst Town

Texas Ranger Frank Hamer

by Joe Pappalardo

From a wrestler with cauliflower ears to ill-used dance hall girls to everyday…
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Featured Excerpt: I Told You So!

Thomas Sydenham – English physician (1624–1689).

by Matt Kaplan

From Darwin to Pasteur to modern-day scientists, Matt Kaplan's I Told You So!…
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Five History Books Coming This March!

The History Reader Upcoming Books March 2026
From society belles teaming up with gun manufacturers to save America's birds in The Feather Wars…
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