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Women Writers as Scolds, Again
WCAG Headingby Jeff Biggers Brand her a “common scold.” That, in a nutshell, has been the…
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The Story of the Real Ichabod Crane
by Philip Jett
WCAG Heading “It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and…
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The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Angleton
WCAG Headingby Jefferson Morley CIA spymaster James Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials…
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Paris Through the Eyes of Henri IV
WCAG Headingby Susan Cahill; Photographs by Marion Ranoux The story of Henri IV in Paris is…
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Q&A with The World Broke in Two Author Bill Goldstein
Bill Goldstein looks back at the intersecting lives and works of the esteemed authors who wrote…
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Edward VII’s Fight Against the Queen
WCAG Headingby Catharine Arnold Many of Edward VII’s friendships much distressed the Queen, who was equally…
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Benghabrit: The Muslim Rector who saved Jews from the Gestapo
WCAG Headingby Susan Cahill The Grand Mosque of Paris was built between 1922 and 1926 to…
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Amy Lowell: Making the World Safe for Poetry
WCAG Headingby Nina Sankovitch In December 1917, Amy Lowell’s local newspaper, The Brookline Chronicle, ran a notice…
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Francis Willoughby Begins his Legendary Journey to the West Indies
Wcag Heading by Matthew Parker Francis Willoughby would be described by contemporaries as both charming and self-centered;…
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Jack London and the Yukon Gold Rush
WCAG Headingby Peter Lourie; illustrated by Wendell Minor In a heavy drizzle, Jack London and his…
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Featured Excerpt: Progress
by Samuel Miller McDonald
In Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy…
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2025 Holiday Gift Guide
This December, we're taking a look back at the many fascinating history books that published this…
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Featured Excerpt: Family of Spies
It began with a mysterious letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World…
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Post-Holocene Progress
by Samuel Miller McDonald
Samuel Miller McDonald's book, Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now…
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The Last Launch of the Gemini Program
by Jeffrey Kluger
On November 11, 1966, NASA launched Gemini 12, the last manned spaceflight in…
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Featured Excerpt: A Promise Delivered
by Ty Seidule and Connor Williams
In 2020, a bipartisan act of Congress mandated changing the…
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Featured Excerpt: A Biography of a Mountain
by Matthew Davis
In A Biography of a Mountain, Matthew Davis shares a comprehensive narrative history…
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Writing Characters With a Historical Perspective
by Charles Finch
Historical fiction author Charles Finch knows firsthand the challenges of making sure his…
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