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Jackie Robinson: Shaking the Foundation

Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers

by Kostya Kennedy

True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson is a probing,…
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Calling All Baseball Fans: Books to Read for Opening Day

by The History Reader

Major League Baseball’s Opening Day has long been a symbol of rebirth…
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Wild Bill: Baseball “Player”

by Tom Clavin

With Major League Baseball emerging from its winter slumber, fans tend to acknowledge…
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Ron Darling: Game 7, 1986

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by Ron Darling with Daniel Paisner Game 7, 1986: Be careful what you wish for This…
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George Whiteman and the 1918 World Series

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by Glenn Stout George Whiteman: September 11, 1918 In the eighth inning of the sixth and…
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The Cardinals Way: In the Spirit of Moneyball

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by Howard Megdal The Cardinals Way Prologue In working on The Cardinals Way, spending days, weeks,…
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Split Season: Baseball’s Epic Strike of 1981

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by Jeff Katz Those who think Major League Baseball is simply about the play on the…
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The Game Must Go On: The Great Days of Baseball During WWII

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by John Klima The war years have often been characterized as a void in time where…
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The Island Behind the Island: Real Life Inspiration for Trouble Island

Middle Island, Lake Eerie, Ontario, Canada

by Sharon Short

Suspense author Sharon Short shares the rich history behind Mile Island, the real-life location that inspired…
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Silver Wedding

by Lydia Reeder

Harriot Kezia Hunt, from a 1910 publication. (Public domain,…
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The History Reader: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

by The History Reader

Shopping for any history-loving friends? Below is our holiday gift guide with…
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Featured Excerpt: Her Lotus Year

by Paul French

In Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties, and the Making of Wallis Simpson, New York Times…
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Featured Excerpt: Four Against the West

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by Joe Pappalardo

Four Against the West  is a thrilling true saga of legendary Texas figure Judge…
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Featured Excerpt: Resist

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by Rita Omokha

In Resist, award-winning journalist Rita Omokha charts the last century of civil rights activism, from the…
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Who Was the Real Socrates?

by Donald Robertson

Donald Robertson analyzes who is the real Socrates based on the little known information we have…
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Featured Excerpt: “Second Life” from Cabinet of Curiosities

Lost State of Franklin Boundary Map

by Aaron Mahnke

Read below for a fascinating excerpt from Cabinet of Curiosities: A Historical Tour of the Unbelievable,…
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