Revolutionary War

The Centennial Fire

by Chris Wimmer

The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to November…
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Taking It to the Streets

by Tom Clavin

March 5th is the anniversary of what became known as the “Boston Massacre.”…
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Celebrating the Holidays: 15 Books History Buffs Will Love

by The History Reader

While the holidays are primarily a time to reconnect with family and…
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The Two Faces of Benedict Arnold

by Jack Kelly

Benedict Arnold was one of the Revolutionary War’s most aggressive and courageous soldiers.…
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The Philadelphia: Our Most Evocative National Relic

by Jack Kelly

I have traveled to Revolutionary-era battlefields and forts. I’ve examined countless eighteenth-century muskets,…
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Remarkable Revolutionaries: Five Books You May Have Missed

From the unbreakable family bonds and funding that fueled the War to the treacherous murder plots…
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The Unexplored Life of George Washington, Entrepreneur

by John Berlau

John Berlau's biography presents a fresh take on George Washington's pursuits as a…
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The Founding Fortunes: Pledging Lives and Fortunes

by Tom Shachtman

by Tom Shachtman In The Founding Fortunes, historian Tom Shachtman reveals the ways in which a dozen…
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Revolutionary Brothers: “Your Name Here Is Held In Veneration”

by Tom Chaffin

In our fourth excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Marquis de Lafayette returns to…
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Revolutionary Brothers: “No One Better Situated”

by Tom Chaffin

In our third featured excerpt from Revolutionary Brothers, the Continental Army celebrates the…
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Revolutionary War

The Centennial Fire

by Chris Wimmer

The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to November…
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War and Reconciliation

by Tom Clavin

Douglas “Pete” Peterson was born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska and Iowa.…
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The Rise of the Weimar Republic

by Susan Ronald

In the following excerpt from Hitler's Aristocrats, author Susan Ronald discusses the Weimar…
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Crary of the North…and South

by Tom Clavin

 It was on May 3, 1952, that a plane landed on the North…
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Meet the White House Plumbers

by Egil "Bud" Krogh and Matthew Krogh

by Laura Dail and Matthew Krogh HBO's new miniseries White House Plumbers imagines the story of…
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A Long Journey Home

by Tom Clavin

During my recent book tour promoting the release of Follow Me to Hell,…
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The Windsors at War

by Alexander Larman

When I finished writing The Crown in Crisis, the book that has become…
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Old Houses of the West

by Sandra Dallas

Novelist Sandra Dallas joins us to discuss the inspiration behind her latest book,…
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