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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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Charles Sumner Witnesses the “Abraham Lincoln Magic”
by Stephen Puleo
In April 1865, at General Ulysses S. Grant’s Headquarters at City Point, Virginia,…
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The Wreck of USS Monitor
by David Gibbins
Almost half of the ships that I cover in my book, A History…
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America’s Most Clandestine Military Unit
Adam Gamal (a pseudonym created to keep his family safe from harm) served in the most…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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