american history

Celebrating the Holidays: 15 Books History Buffs Will Love

by The History Reader

WCAG Heading While the holidays are primarily a time to reconnect with…
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A Tip From Uncle Sam with Christmas Greetings

by William K. Klingaman

WCAG Heading In the midst of World War II, department stores across America…
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The Golden Age of the Pullman Car

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by Jack Kelly

WCAG Heading 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first…
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The First Wells Fargo Detective

by John Boessenecker

WCAG Heading For fifteen years, Henry Johnson had his hands full as Wells…
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Alexander Cochrane and the Enduring Myths of the War of 1812

WCAG HeadingBy Willard Sterne Randall The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably…
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The Broadcasting Legend Who Discovered T. E. Lawrence

WCAG Headingby Mitchell Stephens During the First World War Lowell Thomas was confirming—as he zipped to…
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Amy Lowell: Making the World Safe for Poetry

WCAG Headingby Nina Sankovitch In December 1917, Amy Lowell’s local newspaper, The Brookline Chronicle, ran a notice…
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World War I Centennial: America’s Entry into The Great War

Exactly 100 years ago today, April 6, 1917 the United States of America declared war on…
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Back Over There: Remembering the Last Survivors of WWI

WCAG HeadingRichard Rubin Heads Back Over There In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced…
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Anchor Hocking Glass and the Shattering of the All-American Town

WCAG Headingby Brian R. Alexander Thomas Fulton drove one of the few automobiles in Lancaster, Ohio…
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