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9 Picks for the History-Loving Dad

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wcag heading wcag heading As Father’s Day once again approaches, we’ve rounded…

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Featured Excerpt: Boomtown

by Joe Pappalardo

After the Civil War, many American families moved west seeking new lives, heavily…

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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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Black Ops

9 Picks for the History-Loving Dad

Black Ops

Featured Excerpt: Boomtown

by Joe Pappalardo

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

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