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Beyond the Forbidden City: Examination Time in Early Qing Dynasty Beijing
by Elsa Hart
The Forbien City is an iconic image of imperial power. Its imposing gate…
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The Two Men Who Ruled the Underworld of Old Shanghai
by Paul French Shanghai, 1930s: It was a haven for outlaws from all over the world; a…
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The History Behind the Mystery: Maze Master
by Kathleen ONeal Gear
by Kathleen O’Neal Gear A reporter once told me that our library could pass for a…
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The Secret Plot to Murder King James I
by Benjamin Woolley The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to…
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Dying to Be Beautiful: Deadly Cosmetics
by Eleanor Herman
The story of poison is the story of power. For centuries, royal families…
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The Romanov Family’s Final Moments
by Helen Rappaport
For the Romanov family at the Ipatiev House, Tuesday, 16 July, in Ekaterinburg…
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Killing the King with Cuisine
by Eleanor Herman It would only take one person to slip a little something into a…
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Fighting for Israel, Searching for Peace
by Ehud Barak In the summer of 2000, the most decorated soldier in Israel's history—Ehud Barak—set…
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A Kidnapped Boy Becomes a Patron Saint
by Philip Jett “My name is Patrick... I was taken prisoner. I was about sixteen... I…
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Dictators, the Books They Wrote, and Other Catastrophes of Literacy
by Daniel Kalder Since the days of the Roman Empire dictators have written books. But in…
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Charles Sumner Witnesses the “Abraham Lincoln Magic”
by Stephen Puleo
In April 1865, at General Ulysses S. Grant’s Headquarters at City Point, Virginia,…
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The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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