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Tracking Jedediah Smith

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by Tom Clavin

“Over the course of twelve months Jedediah Smith had become…
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Daniel Boone’s Last Days

by Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading On September 26, 1820, legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone died at the extraordinary…
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A Hero of the Revolution

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by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading by Tom Clavin Previously, I discussed Simon Kenton, friend to Daniel Boone and fellow…
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Saving Daniel Boone

by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading by Tom Clavin One of the more important figures in the Revolutionary War was…
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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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Celebrating Father’s Day: 7 Books That Are Perfect For Dad

Fathers Day Listicle

by The History Reader

Wcag Heading By The History Reader Wcag Heading The United States first celebrated Father’s Day on…
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Kidnapped on the Frontier

by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin

WCAG Heading by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin Daniel Boone heard the piercing shrieks coming from…
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Daniel Boone and the Bloody Struggle for America’s Frontier

by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin

wcag heading by Bob Drury & Tom Clavin wcag heading Daniel Boone was too far away…
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Blood and Treasure

The Importance of Mud

by Jane Ziegelman

Once Upon a Town author Jane Ziegelman credits her studies in cultural anthropology…
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Featured Excerpt: The Escapes of David George

Map from The Escapes of David George. Credit: Credit: Springer Cartographics

by Gregory E. O'Malley

When most Americans think of slavery, they do not picture the colonial…
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Five New History Books to Read This February

From the dramatic story of a Black man’s relentless search for freedom in Revolutionary-era America to…
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Galileo’s Secret Sauce: People Skills

A portrait of Galileo by Flemish painter Justus Sustermans. Circa 1640. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

by Matt Kaplan

In I Told You So!, author Matt Kaplan reveals how scientists from Darwin…
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Anne Sebba’s 7 Most Important Holocaust Books

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by Anne Sebba

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz was finally liberated. In The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz, New York…
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The Landmarks of Mary Ann Patten’s Maine

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

New York Times bestselling author Tilar J. Mazzeo gives a behind-the-scenes look…
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Dolly Parton Knows Who She Is

Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, 1969.

by Martha Ackmann

Lifelong fan Martha Ackmann shares with The History Reader why she felt drawn…
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Featured Excerpt: Tom Paine’s War

Painting of Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos. National Portrait Gallery (London). Public domain.

by Jack Kelly

In 1776, Tom Paine's words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to…
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