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The Centennial Fire
by Chris Wimmer
The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to…
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The History Behind the Mystery: Maze Master
by Kathleen ONeal Gear
by Kathleen O’Neal Gear A reporter once told me that our library could pass for a…
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The Secret Plot to Murder King James I
by Benjamin Woolley The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to…
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Alexander Cochrane and the Enduring Myths of the War of 1812
By Willard Sterne Randall The War of 1812, often called “the forgotten conflict,” is probably the…
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Amy Lowell: Making the World Safe for Poetry
by Nina Sankovitch In December 1917, Amy Lowell’s local newspaper, The Brookline Chronicle, ran a notice that…
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World War I Centennial: America’s Entry into The Great War
Exactly 100 years ago today, April 6, 1917 the United States of America declared war on…
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Erich Kempka: Driving Hitler and his Limousines
by Robert Klara One of the reasons why we know so much about the perilous and…
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Nominating Our Best History Books 2016
As we close in on the end of of the year, we list our best history…
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Felix Yusupov and the Murder of Rasputin
by Douglas Smith The Yusupov household was staunchly anti-Rasputin. Felix Yusupov’s father could not bear even…
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Colonel Peter Ortiz and the Covert Marines
Michael E. Haskew Among the most compelling and least known U.S. Marine exploits of World War…
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The Spirits of Iwo Jima
by P. T. Deutermann
Doing the research for my latest novel, Iwo, 26 Charlie, was a…
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But They Were Our Troops: Peace Comes to America
by Jack Kelly
In October 1781, after Lord Cornwallis surrendered his army to the American forces…
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Must Read History Books of 2023
From spies, assassins, and dirty tricks in WWII to a revealing new biography of Jacqueline Kennedy…
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The Last Outlaws
by Tom Clavin
This week sees the publication of The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days…
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Saving Ancestors’ Graves
by Tom Clavin
With the film Killers of the Flower Moon casting a spotlight not just on the…
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The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Author Matthew J. Davenport’s new book The Longest Minute tells the riveting and tragic true story…
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The London Beer Flood
by Tom Clavin
Two hundred and nine years ago, an event took place that was both…
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High Noon in Coffeyville
by Tom Clavin
The following is an excerpt from The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of…
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