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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 by stephen puleo In April 1865, at General Ulysses S.…
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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…
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Africatown and the Last Slave Ship

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by Nick Tabor

Wcag Heading Nick Tabor’s Africatown charts the fraught history of America from those who were…
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The War Had to Wait for Watie

by Tom Clavin

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

by Tom Clavin

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

by Diana Schaub

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

by Suzanne Mettler and Robert C. Lieberman

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Robert Smalls Sails out of Slavery

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

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WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading by Rebecca Frankel The canon of literature on dogs is…
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Civil War

To Look Them in the Face: Bunker Hill 250

Map of The Battle of Bunker Hill.

by Jack Kelly

As part of the ongoing celebration of the birth of the United States…
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The Red Baron and Early Flyboys During WWI

Photograph of Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron.

by Tom Clavin

To celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended WWI on…
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History Reads: July 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

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by Jack Kelly

In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

by Tim Queeney

In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam

by Alex Vernon

Alex Vernon, author of Peace Is a Shy Thing, discusses reality versus cinema…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today

The Roman Empire Got It Right

by Steven Marr

The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…
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