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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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The Centennial Fire

Centennial

by Chris Wimmer

dd The first World’s Fair on American soil ran from May 10 to…
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Thomas Jefferson on Slavery and Abolition

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by Kevin R. C. Gutzman

WCAG Heading The Jeffersonians chronicles the lives, policy initiatives, and critical…
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Leopold and Loeb: The Original Crime of the Century

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by Greg King and Penny Wilson

WCAG Heading A grim, glowering fortress loomed in the darkness,…
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Smedley Butler: A Gangster of Capitalism

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by Jonathan M. Katz

WCAG Heading Gangsters of Capitalism tells the story…
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Discovering Smedley Butler

by Jonathan M. Katz

WCAG Heading I first came across the name Smedley Butler in Haiti,…
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This Is a Pretty Country We Live In: The Trial of Anne Royall

Ducking stool illustration

by Jack Kelly

In honor of Anne Royall's birthday (June 11, 1769), author Jack Kelly shares…
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Ben Franklin Gets Juiced With a Little Hemp

Ben West's painting of Benjamin Franklin drawing electricity from the sky.

by Tim Queeney

In June of 1752, with some sources specifically saying the tenth of June, Benjamin Franklin conducted…
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Dear Mr. Coppola: A True War Story from Việt Nam

by Alex Vernon

Alex Vernon of Peace is a Shy Thing discusses reality versus cinema during…
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Historical Summer Reading: June 2025

Looking for your next history read? Check out some of our favorite new history books publishing…
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10 Genius Ideas from the Roman Empire That Still Matter Today

The Roman Empire Got It Right

by Steven Marr

The Roman Empire’s brilliance is far from ancient history. The Roman Empire Got…
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Chor-Bazaar: The Thieves Market

by Nev March

The Silversmith's Puzzle author Nev March explains the storied history…
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The MKULTRA Conspiracy

by John Lisle

Project Mind Control's John Lisle explains how something as classified…
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Featured Excerpt: Whack Job

by Rachel McCarthy James

Whack Job is a brilliant and bloody examination of the axe's foundational…
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