Historical Figures

To the Shores of Tripoli

by Tom Clavin

When one thinks of America’s early naval heroes, John Paul Jones and Oliver…

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The Lost Love Letters of Teddy Roosevelt

by Mary Calvi

“Love at first sight,” a Harvard College student writes in his private journals.…

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The First President

by Tom Clavin

This month, 234 years ago, the first Electoral College voted to elect George…

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Wyatt’s Wanderings

by Tom Clavin

It was 94 years ago this month that Wyatt Earp died. For some…

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Thomas Jefferson on Slavery and Abolition

by Kevin R. C. Gutzman

The Jeffersonians chronicles the lives, policy initiatives, and critical decisions of…

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Running Before the Wind

by Buddy Levy

Empire of Ice and Stone is the true, harrowing story…

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The Code That Captured Anne Boleyn

by Sarah Gristwood

Anne Boleyn has been seen as everything from a femme fatale to a…

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Bound by the Name

by Natalie Livingstone

The more I investigated, the more I was astounded by the range and…

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Not the Mother: The Relationship Between the Lindberghs and Betty Gow

by Mariah Fredericks

The kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh Jr. shocked the world in 1932. Mariah Fredericks,…

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Leopold and Loeb: The Original Crime of the Century

by Greg King and Penny Wilson

A grim, glowering fortress loomed in the darkness, bathed in…

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Historical Figures

What Can We Learn from Red Dead Redemption?

by Tore C. Olsson

In his new book Red Dead's History, Tore Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that…

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Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

As spring came to Washington in 1972, there was little rest for…

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The Decade in Southern History that (Almost) No One Is Talking About

by Tore C. Olsson

Imagine a bookcase large enough to contain all the works ever written…

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Uncovering Stories in Small Archives

by Kathleen Sheppard

Mary Charlton Jonas (1874-1950) returned to her work at the Egypt Exploration Society’s…

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Butch Gets Busted

by Tom Clavin

This month is the 130th anniversary of when Butch Cassidy was sent to prison in Wyoming for…

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Adventure, Shipwrecks, and the History of the World

David Gibbins's day job is anything but normal. Gibbins has worked in underwater archaeology all his…

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John Colter: The First Mountain Man?

by Tom Clavin

One of the joys of researching and writing (with Bob Drury) Throne of…

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Army Rangers on D-Day

by Tom Clavin

As many of you are aware, this week marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day,…

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Historical Figures

To the Shores of Tripoli

The Lost Love Letters of Teddy Roosevelt

The First President

Wyatt’s Wanderings

Thomas Jefferson on Slavery and Abolition

Running Before the Wind

The Code That Captured Anne Boleyn

Bound by the Name

Not the Mother: The Relationship Between the Lindberghs and Betty Gow

Leopold and Loeb: The Original Crime of the Century

Historical Figures

What Can We Learn from Red Dead Redemption?

by Tore C. Olsson

Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

The Decade in Southern History that (Almost) No One Is Talking About

by Tore C. Olsson

Uncovering Stories in Small Archives

by Kathleen Sheppard

Butch Gets Busted

by Tom Clavin

Adventure, Shipwrecks, and the History of the World

John Colter: The First Mountain Man?

by Tom Clavin

Army Rangers on D-Day

by Tom Clavin

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