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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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The King of Ragtime

by Mariah Fredericks

Author Mariah Fredericks sets the scene for her latest novel, Death of an…
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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 Story of the Real Ichabod Crane

by Philip Jett

“It was the very witching time of night that Ichabod, heavy-hearted and crestfallen,…
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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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Seymour Berkson: An Open Letter to the Mad Bomber

by Michael Cannell Seymour Berkson may have been the only New Yorker to recoil at the…
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Marilyn & Truman: Beautiful Children of NYC

by Elizabeth Winder 1955. It’s springtime in New York and unseasonably balmy. Cherry blossoms dot Central Park…
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The NY Giants Deals That Never Were: Trump, Taylor & Schnellenberger

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by Jerry Barca In early December 1984, two days after the NY Giants lost their tenth…
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John Humphrey Noyes: Inventing ‘Free Love’

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Ellen Wayland-Smith A Minister Is Born: John Humphrey Noyes When John Humphrey Noyes’s mother, Polly Hayes Noyes,…
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Ron Darling: Game 7, 1986

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by Ron Darling with Daniel Paisner Game 7, 1986: Be careful what you wish for This…
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New York

Elvis and the Colonel

Elvis and the Colonel by  Greg McDonald and Marshall Terrill is a fresh biography of legendary…
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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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