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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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The London Beer Flood

by Tom Clavin

Two hundred and nine years ago, an event took place that was both…

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High Noon in Coffeyville

by Tom Clavin

The following is an excerpt from The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of…

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The Little-Known Women Who Helped Churchill Win the War

by Julia Kelly

Whenever someone visiting London asks where they should go, I always recommend a…

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Daniel Boone’s Last Days

by Tom Clavin

On September 26, 1820, legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone died at the extraordinary age…

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I Hope You Are of Our Party: Fidelity and Betrayal

by Jack Kelly

Shakespeare, of course, wrote acclaimed plays about history. But sometimes history takes the…

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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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The Incredible Adventures of Two Sister Ships

by Nev March

The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret, the third book in my Captain Jim and Lady…

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Hold the Hill

by Tom Clavin

The Last Hill by Bob Drury and yours truly covers the dramatic campaigns…

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Revolutionary Bad Boy: Benedict Arnold, Treason, and Trust

by Jack Kelly

It was said about Benedict Arnold that he never did anything by halves.…

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For more than sixty years, St. Martin’s Press has published award-winning history books on a range of subjects.

Drawing on this impressive stable of experts from ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary, and military history, The History Reader offers articles, interviews, insights, and further reading for history buffs and book lovers everywhere.