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The Year of Decision
by Stephen Puleo
WCAG Heading Voyage of Mercy is the remarkable story of the mission that…
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Voyage of Mercy: “The Distress is Universal”
by Stephen Puleo
Wcag Heading Ireland, 1846. Father Theobald Mathew implores assistant secretary at the British…
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America’s Remarkable First Humanitarian Mission: Widespread Aid to Ireland During the Great Famine
by Stephen Puleo
WCAG Heading By Stephen Puleo Stephen Puleo, author of Voyage of Mercy, discusses the remarkable story…
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A Kidnapped Boy Becomes a Patron Saint
WCAG Headingby Philip Jett “My name is Patrick… I was taken prisoner. I was about sixteen……
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Eoin MacNeill: Building an Army for the Easter Rising
WCAG Headingby Tim Pat Coogan ‘MacNeill’ was Eoin MacNeill, the ostensible leader of the Irish Volunteers,…
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Incredible Things You Never Knew About Ireland
by Christopher Winn
Wcag Heading Wcag Heading Things I Never Knew About Ireland There was an awful…
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Featured Excerpt: The Sea Captain’s Wife
by Tilar J. Mazzeo
In The Sea Captain's Wife, New York Times bestselling author Tilar J.…
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The Curious Case of Nuremberg’s Hangman
by Tim Queeney
In his book Rope, author Tim Queeney takes readers on a unique and…
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Featured Excerpt: Gemini
by Jeffrey Kluger
Named by Time Magazine as one of the most anticipated books of fall…
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Featured Excerpt: Progress
by Samuel Miller McDonald
In Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy…
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2025 Holiday Gift Guide
This December, we're taking a look back at the many fascinating history books that published this…
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Featured Excerpt: Family of Spies
It began with a mysterious letter from a screenwriter, asking about a story. Your family. World…
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Post-Holocene Progress
by Samuel Miller McDonald
Samuel Miller McDonald's book, Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now…
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The Last Launch of the Gemini Program
by Jeffrey Kluger
On November 11, 1966, NASA launched Gemini 12, the last manned spaceflight in…
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