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Father of Invention: Washington’s Support for Eighteenth-Century Innovators

by John Berlau

George Washington: accomplished general, famous statesman...business innovator? Most people don't know that Washington…
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Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control

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by Stephen Kinzer

The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and gentlehearted torturer—the…
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Thomas Jefferson: Revolutionary

by Kevin R. C. Gutzman Thomas Jefferson’s influence on American political history outstrips that of any…
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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 History Reader: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

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Shopping for any history-loving friends? Below is our holiday gift guide with…
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Featured Excerpt: Her Lotus Year

by Paul French

The Duchess of Windsor. Attributed to Angela Laviosa. Courtesy of Wikipedia. In…
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Featured Excerpt: Four Against the West

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by Joe Pappalardo

Four Against the West  is a thrilling true saga of legendary Texas figure Judge…
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Featured Excerpt: Resist

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by Rita Omokha

In Resist, award-winning journalist Rita Omokha charts the last century of civil rights activism, from the…
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Who Was the Real Socrates?

by Donald Robertson

"Illustration of Socrates, in a basket, based on Aristophanes's The Clouds. Was…
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Featured Excerpt: “Second Life” from Cabinet of Curiosities

Lost State of Franklin Boundary Map

by Aaron Mahnke

Boundaries of the Lost State of Franklin. Wikimedia Public Domain. It’s one…
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Lebensborn: Bearing Children for Adolf Hitler’s ‘Master Race’

by Adriana Allegri

The Lebensborn Naming Ceremony from Master Race by Catrine…
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‘Gunplay’ in the Wild West

Butch Cassidy

by Tom Clavin

This week sees the publication of my new book, Bandit Heaven: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gangs and the…
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