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Featured Excerpt: Whack Job

by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational…
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Page-Turning Reads for Women’s History Month

by The History Reader From pharaohs to fashion and everything in between, this Women's History Month…
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Introduction to Eliot Stein’s Custodians of Wonder

by Eliot Stein

wcag heading wcag heading In Custodians of Wonder, Eliot Stein takes a vivid look at 10 astonishing people who…
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I Am a Respectable Person

by Jack Kelly

Elizabeth Jennings Graham. Public domain via…
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Groundhog Day: A Tradition of Top Hats, Marmots, and Shadows

by Philip Jett

WCAG Heading There are King Kong, Godzilla, and Bigfoot, all powerful, mythical creatures,…
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The Secret Life of Arsenic

by Neil Bradbury, Ph.D.

Wcag Heading Quick, think of a poison… There’s a good chance that…
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For Juneteenth: Inspiring Reads by Black Authors

Juneteenth

by The History Reader

WCAG Heading By The History Reader WCAG Heading As of January 1, 1863, all enslaved people…
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A Tour of the Belasco Theatre

by Mariah Fredericks

WCAG Heading It’s always wonderful when a novel becomes a cheap excuse to…
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How Norma Became Marilyn

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by Charles Casillo

WCAG Heading In this excerpt from his ground-breaking biography, Charles Casillo explores how…
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A Window into the Past

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by Jane K. Cleland

WCAG Heading If you want to know about a society’s values, mores,…
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Cultural History

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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