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Groundhog Day: A Tradition of Top Hats, Marmots, and Shadows
by Philip Jett
There are King Kong, Godzilla, and Bigfoot, all powerful, mythical creatures, but they…
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A Feigned Presidency: The Anguish of President Franklin Pierce and the First Lady
by Philip Jett
Many believe that the most melancholy couple in the White House must have…
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The Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918: An Indicator of Things to Come?
by Philip Jett
It was 1918 and there was a killer on the loose. Worse than…
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Robert Todd Lincoln—Blessed and Cursed
by Philip Jett Robert To Lincoln did not resemble his famous father. At seven inches shorter…
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A Kidnapped Boy Becomes a Patron Saint
by Philip Jett “My name is Patrick... I was taken prisoner. I was about sixteen... I…
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How Sears Saved Christmas from the Soviets
by Philip Jett It was November 30, 1955, and the Cold War was raging. The U.S.…
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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 Last Words of John Wilkes Booth
by Philip Jett “Did Jett Betray Me?” Many years before Ancestry.com, my uncle researched the genealogical…
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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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