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The First Shots of the Revolution

TheBattleofLexington

by Jack Kelly

First Shots of the Revolution In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold by Jack…
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The Cave Man

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by Tom Clavin

Did you know that there was a series of events…
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But They Were Our Troops: Peace Comes to America

Bataille de Yorktown by Auguste

by Jack Kelly

WCAG Heading In October 1781, after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to the American…
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The Last Outlaws

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by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading This week sees the publication of The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final…
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Saving Ancestors’ Graves

by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading With the film Killers of the Flower Moon casting a spotlight not just on…
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906

Author Matthew J. Davenport’s new book The Longest Minute tells the riveting and tragic true story…
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High Noon in Coffeyville

by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading The following is an excerpt from The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days…
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I Hope You Are of Our Party: Fidelity and Betrayal

by Jack Kelly

WCAG Heading Shakespeare, of course, wrote acclaimed plays about history. But sometimes history takes…
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An American Hero Lost to History

Flee North by Scott Shane is a riveting account of the extraordinary abolitionist, liberator, and writer…
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Revolutionary Bad Boy: Benedict Arnold, Treason, and Trust

by Jack Kelly

WCAG Heading It was said about Benedict Arnold that he never did anything by…
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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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Featured Excerpt: Gemini

stronaut James Lovell is photographed inside his Gemini spacecraft during the Gemini-12 mission

by Jeffrey Kluger

Named by Time Magazine as one of the most anticipated books of fall…
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Featured Excerpt: Progress

Ancient civilization

by Samuel Miller McDonald

In Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy…
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2025 Holiday Gift Guide

The History Reader 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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