Historical Figures

Jackie Robinson: Shaking the Foundation

by Kostya Kennedy

True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson is a probing,…
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Three Early Transplant Pioneers

by Paul Craddock

Thanks to dazzling advances in xenotransplantation and stem cell research, transplant surgery appears…
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The Gunfighter and the Explorer

by Tom Clavin

151 years ago, a journey to Africa began that would garner international fame.…
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Edith Cavell: A Martyr to Her Principles of Compassion

by Siân Evans

As a new war erupts in Europe, Siân Evans recounts the tale of…
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The Social History of Heiresses

by Laura Thompson

I came to Heiresses by accident, during the course of researching another book.…
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Diana Churchill: Winston’s Special ‘Chum’

by Rachel Trethewey

As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston and Clementine…
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Unknown History: Churchill’s Iron Curtain

by Giles Milton

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

by Jonathan M. Katz

I first came across the name Smedley Butler in Haiti, shortly after…
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Michał Goleniewski: The Best Cold War Spy You’ve Never Heard Of

by Tim Tate

Sixty years ago the best Cold War spy the West ever had defected…
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Celebrating the Holidays: 15 Books History Buffs Will Love

by The History Reader

While the holidays are primarily a time to reconnect with family and…
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Historical Figures

The Centennial Fire

by Chris Wimmer

The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to November…
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War and Reconciliation

by Tom Clavin

Douglas “Pete” Peterson was born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska and Iowa.…
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The Rise of the Weimar Republic

by Susan Ronald

In the following excerpt from Hitler's Aristocrats, author Susan Ronald discusses the Weimar…
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Crary of the North…and South

by Tom Clavin

 It was on May 3, 1952, that a plane landed on the North…
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Meet the White House Plumbers

by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh

by Laura Dail and Matthew Krogh HBO's new miniseries White House Plumbers imagines the story of…
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A Long Journey Home

by Tom Clavin

During my recent book tour promoting the release of Follow Me to Hell,…
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The Windsors at War

by Alexander Larman

When I finished writing The Crown in Crisis, the book that has become…
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Old Houses of the West

by Sandra Dallas

Novelist Sandra Dallas joins us to discuss the inspiration behind her latest book,…
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