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Civil War

Wednesday, Bloody Wednesday

by Tom Clavin

Depiction of the fighting near Dunker Church by Thure…
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Charles Sumner Witnesses the “Abraham Lincoln Magic”

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by Stephen Puleo

Charles Sumner Witnesses the Abraham Lincoln Magic Charles Sumner Witnesses by stephen puleo …
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The Wreck of USS Monitor

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by David Gibbins

Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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Africatown and the Last Slave Ship

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by Nick Tabor

Nick Tabor's Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were brought here…
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The War Had to Wait for Watie

by Tom Clavin

Almost all history textbooks and most other sources tell us that the first…
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The Gunfighter and the Explorer

by Tom Clavin

151 years ago, a journey to Africa began that would garner international fame.…
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Abraham Lincoln: Orator Extraordinaire

by Diana Schaub

What would possess anyone to produce another book about Abraham Lincoln? Our 16th…
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The Soil Will Be Soaked with Blood

by Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman

As the 1800 presidential election neared, Americans braced themselves.…
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Robert Smalls Sails out of Slavery

by Cate Lineberry As the waves rocked the Planter, Robert Smalls proudly presented the guns to…
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War Dogs

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by Rebecca Frankel The canon of literature on dogs is vast and deep. I’d be willing…
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The Island Behind the Island: Real Life Inspiration for Trouble Island

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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

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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

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by Aaron Mahnke

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