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America’s First Native American Doctor

by Joe Starita

WCAG Heading On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical…
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The Death of an Escape Artist: Harry Houdini

by Arnold van de Laar

WCAG Heading When Erik Weisz died on 31 October 1926, it was world news.…
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Robert Todd Lincoln—Blessed and Cursed

Wcag Heading by Philip Jett Robert Todd Lincoln did not resemble his famous father. At seven…
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The Real Women Who Inspired Downton Abbey

by Anne de Courcy

WCAG Heading Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first…
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The Secret Plot to Murder King James I

WCAG Headingby Benjamin Woolley The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed…
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The Romanov Family’s Final Moments

by Helen Rappaport

WCAG Heading For the Romanov family at the Ipatiev House, Tuesday, 16 July, in…
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Madame Claude: Her Secret World of Pleasure, Privilege, and Power

WCAG Headingby William Stadiem In post-WWII Paris, Madame Claude ran the most exclusive finishing school in…
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The Rise and Fall of Aviation’s Golden Couple

by Corey Mead

WCAG Headingby Corey Mead During the height of the roaring twenties, Jessie Miller longs for adventure. Fleeing…
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The Unsolved Murder of Robert F. Kennedy

WCAG Headingby William Klaber & Philip Melanson Updated for the 50th anniversary of the murder of Robert F.…
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President Carter: The White House Years

WCAG Headingby Stuart E. Eizenstat For good or ill, Carter’s presidency was foreshadowed by the way…
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Historical Figures

The Landmarks of Mary Ann Patten’s Maine

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

New York Times bestselling author Tilar J. Mazzeo gives a behind-the-scenes look…
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Dolly Parton Knows Who She Is

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, 1969.

by Martha Ackmann

Lifelong fan Martha Ackmann shares with The History Reader why she felt drawn…
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Featured Excerpt: Tom Paine’s War

Painting of Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos. National Portrait Gallery (London). Public domain.

by Jack Kelly

In 1776, Tom Paine's words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to…
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Three New History Books to Read This January

January 2026 Upcoming History Books
With a new year comes a new set of history books publishing this month. Whether you've…
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Featured Excerpt: The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz

Auschwitz gate

by Anne Sebba

An instant USA Today bestseller, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz …
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Featured Excerpt: JFK: Public, Private, Secret

Jackie Bouvier and John F. Kennedy married in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 12, 1953.

by J. Randy Taraborrelli

J. Randy Taraborrelli shares with The History Reader an excerpt from his…
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Featured Excerpt: The Sea Captain’s Wife

Neptune's Car Clipper Ship.

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

In The Sea Captain's Wife, New York Times bestselling author Tilar J.…
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The Curious Case of Nuremberg’s Hangman

View of the defendants in the dock at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. November 1945. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia.

by Tim Queeney

In his book Rope, author Tim Queeney takes readers on a unique and…
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