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Brooklyn Bends

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by Tom Clavin

In January 1869, construction began on the Brooklyn Bridge. Obviously, work got underway…
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A Woman of Intelligence: Featured Excerpt

by Karin Tanabe

Karin Tanabe's A Woman of Intelligence is an exhilarating novel of post-war New York City,…
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A Tour of the Belasco Theatre

by Mariah Fredericks

It’s always wonderful when a novel becomes a cheap excuse to do a…
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Exploring the LGBT History of Brooklyn

by Hugh Ryan

Hugh Ryan’s When Brooklyn Was Queer is a groundbreaking exploration of the LGBT history of…
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Henry James, the Bowery, and New York Jews

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by Alice Sparberg Alexiou

by Alice Sparberg Alexiou In 1904, at the apex of his career, Henry James came home from…
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The 18th-Century Politics of Santa Claus in America

by Judith Flanders Instead of deriving from folklore, or quaint colonial customs, or religion, the American…
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Pop Warner and the World’s First Indoor Professional Football Tournament

by Steve Sheinkin After four seasons at the Carlisle Indian School, Pop Warner was already considered…
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Five Technological Breakthroughs of the Erie Canal

by Jack Kelly Five Technological Breakthroughs of the Erie Canal A canal is just a ditch,…
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Charles Ponzi: What Makes a Con Artist?

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by T.D. Thornton When you think of the history of con artists, what images come to…
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New York’s First Black Firefighters

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By Ginger Adams Otis Black Firefighters It’s no secret that FDNY firefighters are among the best…
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What Can We Learn from Red Dead Redemption?

by Tore C. Olsson

In his new book Red Dead's History, Tore Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that…
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Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

As spring came to Washington in 1972, there was little rest for…
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The Decade in Southern History that (Almost) No One Is Talking About

by Tore C. Olsson

Imagine a bookcase large enough to contain all the works ever written…
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Uncovering Stories in Small Archives

by Kathleen Sheppard

Mary Charlton Jonas (1874-1950) returned to her work at the Egypt Exploration Society’s…
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Butch Gets Busted

by Tom Clavin

This month is the 130th anniversary of when Butch Cassidy was sent to prison in Wyoming for…
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Adventure, Shipwrecks, and the History of the World

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David Gibbins's day job is anything but normal. Gibbins has worked in underwater archaeology all his…
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John Colter: The First Mountain Man?

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by Tom Clavin

One of the joys of researching and writing (with Bob Drury) Throne of…
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Army Rangers on D-Day

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by Tom Clavin

As many of you are aware, this week marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day,…
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