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Brooklyn Bends
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
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?
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
By Ginger Adams Otis Black Firefighters It’s no secret that FDNY firefighters are among the best…
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I Hope You Are of Our Party: Fidelity and Betrayal
by Jack Kelly
Shakespeare, of course, wrote acclaimed plays about history. But sometimes history takes the…
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An American Hero Lost to History
Flee North by Scott Shane is a riveting account of the extraordinary abolitionist, liberator, and writer…
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The Incredible Adventures of Two Sister Ships
by Nev March
The Spanish Diplomat’s Secret, the third book in my Captain Jim and Lady…
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Hold the Hill
by Tom Clavin
The Last Hill by Bob Drury and yours truly covers the dramatic campaigns…
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Revolutionary Bad Boy: Benedict Arnold, Treason, and Trust
by Jack Kelly
It was said about Benedict Arnold that he never did anything by halves.…
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The Tide of War
by Uri Kaufman
Some years, like 1776 and 1939, need no introduction; their reputations travel before…
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Capturing the Cross
by Tom Clavin
This year is the 150th anniversary of the taking of one of the…
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A State of Turmoil
by Alexander Larman
In 1937, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII,…
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