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A Long Tale to Tell: Crime and Imprisonment in the United States

by Tony Platt

In the United States, there is a long history of police violence and…
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America’s Interventionist Course

by Stephen Kinzer Every member of Congress understood that history was about to be made. President McKinley…
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The Lordly Roscoe Conkling

by Scott S. Greenberger Despite his promising start as a young man, by his early fifties…
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The Mafia’s President: Nixon and the Mob

by Don Fulsom Unbeknownst to most people even now, the election of 1968 placed the patron…
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The Mayflower Compact

by Rebecca Fraser Although the Mayflower’s crew were experienced sailors—Captain Jones had spent a lifetime transporting…
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Women Writers as Scolds, Again

by Jeff Biggers Brand her a "common scold." That, in a nutshell, has been the "enough…
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The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Angleton

by Jefferson Morley CIA spymaster James Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials in…
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The Importance of “America’s Oldest” Alliance

by Tom Shachtman In Paris for Bastille Day, President Donald Trump said, "France is America's oldest…
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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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