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Historical Fiction: Alice McDermott’s The Ninth Hour

by Alice McDermott

WCAG Heading On a dim winter afternoon, a young Irish immigrant opens the gas…

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The Hopes of the Future

by Alexander Larman

by Alexandar Larman Princess Elizabeth II was in Kenya with her husband, Prince Philip, for just…

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Five New History Reads for April 2026

From fighting the British in colonial America to the corrupt wild west to the controversial old…

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The Search for the Madness Pill

by Justin Garson

In the 1960s, the field of psychiatry was at a standstill. While some…

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Featured Excerpt: Winning the Earthquake

by Lorissa Rinehart

“Few members of Congress have ever stood more alone while being true to…

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Featured Excerpt: The Feather Wars

by James H. McCommons

From the time the United States was founded, early Americans assumed that…

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Featured Excerpt: Milena and Margarete: A Love Story in Ravensbrück

by Gwen Strauss

From the moment they met in 1940 in the Ravensbrück concentration camp, Milena…

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Featured Excerpt: Once There Was a Town

by Jane Ziegelman

Described as an "animated tapestry" by The Wall Street Journal, Jane Ziegelman's Once…

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The Escapes of David George and the Stories We Tell About Slavery

by Gregory E. O'Malley

by Gregory O'Malley When most people think of North American slavery, they most often think of…

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alice mcdermott

Historical Fiction: Alice McDermott’s The Ninth Hour

alice mcdermott

The Hopes of the Future

by Alexander Larman

Five New History Reads for April 2026

The Search for the Madness Pill

by Justin Garson

Featured Excerpt: Winning the Earthquake

by Lorissa Rinehart

Featured Excerpt: The Feather Wars

by James H. McCommons

Featured Excerpt: Milena and Margarete: A Love Story in Ravensbrück

by Gwen Strauss

Featured Excerpt: Once There Was a Town

by Jane Ziegelman

The Escapes of David George and the Stories We Tell About Slavery

by Gregory E. O'Malley

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