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The Centennial Fire

Centennial

by Chris Wimmer

dd The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to…
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The Room Where It Happened

Krogh egil

by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh

WCAG Heading by Laura Dail In the summer of 1971, the Special Investigative Unit, or SIU…
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FDR and American Politics During WWII

Color Portrait

by Peter Shinkle

dd Amid all the momentous battles and horrific tragedies of World War II,…
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Watergate: “The CIA had no involvement in the break-in”

by Jefferson Morley

WCAG Heading Scorpions’ Dance is the untold story of President…
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The President, the Spymaster, and the Fuel of Investigative History

by Jefferson Morley

WCAG Heading I started out as a newspaper reporter, which led to investigative…
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Diana Churchill: Winston’s Special ‘Chum’

by Rachel Trethewey

WCAG Heading As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston…
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Glorious Chaos: A Kid in the Newsroom

by Carl Bernstein

WCAG Heading The following is an excerpt from Carl Bernstein’s Chasing History, a…
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Celebrating the Holidays: 15 Books History Buffs Will Love

by The History Reader

WCAG Heading While the holidays are primarily a time to reconnect with…
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Joe Kennedy: A Complex and Shocking Ambassador

Joseph Kennedy

by Susan Ronald

WCAG Heading To say that there were more than a few things I…
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Inventing Equality: A Crack in the Foundation

by Michael A. Bellesiles

WCAG Heading In his new book, Inventing Equality, Michael A. Bellesiles tracks…
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Political History

Featured Excerpt: Tom Paine’s War

Painting of Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos. National Portrait Gallery (London). Public domain.

by Jack Kelly

In 1776, Tom Paine's words—and the determination of American patriots—allowed our nation to…
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Three New History Books to Read This January

January 2026 Upcoming History Books
With a new year comes a new set of history books publishing this month. Whether you've…
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Featured Excerpt: The Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz

Auschwitz gate

by Anne Sebba

An instant USA Today bestseller, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz …
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Featured Excerpt: JFK: Public, Private, Secret

Jackie Bouvier and John F. Kennedy married in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 12, 1953.

by J. Randy Taraborrelli

J. Randy Taraborrelli shares with The History Reader an excerpt from his…
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Featured Excerpt: The Sea Captain’s Wife

Neptune's Car Clipper Ship.

by Tilar J. Mazzeo

In The Sea Captain's Wife, New York Times bestselling author Tilar J.…
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The Curious Case of Nuremberg’s Hangman

View of the defendants in the dock at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. November 1945. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia.

by Tim Queeney

In his book Rope, author Tim Queeney takes readers on a unique and…
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Featured Excerpt: Gemini

stronaut James Lovell is photographed inside his Gemini spacecraft during the Gemini-12 mission

by Jeffrey Kluger

Named by Time Magazine as one of the most anticipated books of fall…
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Featured Excerpt: Progress

Ancient civilization

by Samuel Miller McDonald

In Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy…
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