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Featured Excerpt: The Feather Wars

Clover-Land Magazine [Northern Michigan University Archives]

by James H. McCommons

From the time the United States was founded, early Americans assumed that…
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The Renegade Texan Who Made NFL History

Giles E. Miller and his wife, Betty, complete purchase of franchise to be called Dallas Texans with NFL Commissioner, Bert Bell, January 1952. Courtesy of Wikimedia. Public Domain.

by David Fleming

As David Fleming began researching his book, A Big Mess in Texas, he…
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An End to Kings, 1776

Pulling down the statue of King George in New York City, 1776. Public Domain.

by Jack Kelly

Author Jack Kelly of Tom Paine's War shares with The History Reader the…
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Featured Excerpt: The Zorg

An 18th-century Liverpool slave ship by William Jackson (c. 1770-c. 1803). Courtesy of Wikipedia. Public domain.

by Siddharth Kara

From Pulitzer finalist and New York Times bestselling author Siddharth Kara comes the…
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Cape Coast Castle’s Role in the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Cape Coast Castle in Ghana

by Siddharth Kara

Pulitzer Prize-finalist Siddharth Kara visited the Gold Coast in Africa while doing research…
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Page-Turning Reads for Women’s History Month

by The History Reader From pharaohs to fashion and everything in between, this Women's History Month…
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Celebrating Black History Month in 2025

Let's honor the remarkable Black Americans throughout history with our favorite books. From the 19th century…
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Featured Excerpt: The JFK Conspiracy

by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

Belmont, New HampshireSeptember 1960…
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I Am a Respectable Person

by Jack Kelly

Elizabeth Jennings Graham. Public domain via…
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Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

As spring came to Washington in 1972, there…
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