New York

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

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

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’

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

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

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New York

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

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?

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

by Tom Clavin

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

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New York

A Tour of the Belasco Theatre

The King of Ragtime

Henry James, the Bowery, and New York Jews

The Story of the Real Ichabod Crane

The 18th-Century Politics of Santa Claus in America

Seymour Berkson: An Open Letter to the Mad Bomber

Marilyn & Truman: Beautiful Children of NYC

The NY Giants Deals That Never Were: Trump, Taylor & Schnellenberger

John Humphrey Noyes: Inventing ‘Free Love’

Ron Darling: Game 7, 1986

New York

What Can We Learn from Red Dead Redemption?

by Tore C. Olsson

Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

The Decade in Southern History that (Almost) No One Is Talking About

by Tore C. Olsson

Uncovering Stories in Small Archives

by Kathleen Sheppard

Butch Gets Busted

by Tom Clavin

Adventure, Shipwrecks, and the History of the World

John Colter: The First Mountain Man?

by Tom Clavin

Army Rangers on D-Day

by Tom Clavin

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