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The Last of His Tribe

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by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading August 29th is the anniversary of the discovery of Ishi. No,…
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The Shootist

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by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading Annie Oakley is one of those Wild West figures whose name…
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Watergate: “The CIA had no involvement in the break-in”

by Jefferson Morley

WCAG Heading Scorpions’ Dance is the untold story of President…
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Wild Bill: Baseball and Deadwood

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by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading There are two reasons to write about James Butler Hickok right…
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Learning the Ropes: The Early Years of a Texas Ranger “Great Captain”

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by Joe Pappalardo

WCAG Heading On July 26, 1887, Sgt. James Brooks listens to the jury…
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Crazy Horse and Custer

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by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading June 25th marks the anniversary of the Little Bighorn battle that…
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The President, the Spymaster, and the Fuel of Investigative History

by Jefferson Morley

WCAG Heading I started out as a newspaper reporter, which led to investigative…
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A Hero of the Revolution

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by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading by Tom Clavin Previously, I discussed Simon Kenton, friend to Daniel Boone and fellow…
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Saving Daniel Boone

by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading by Tom Clavin One of the more important figures in the Revolutionary War was…
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Taking It to the Streets

by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading March 5th is the anniversary of what became known as the…
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U. S. History

Featured Excerpt: The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz

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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

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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

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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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