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John Quincy Adams: American President & Patriot

John Quincy Adams
Wcag Heading Phyllis Lee Levin Wcag Heading From the book: The Remarkable Education of John Quincy…
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When Britain Burned the White House: Harry and Juana Smith

When Britain Burned The White House; Harry and Juana Smith
Wcag Heading by Peter Snow Wcag Heading Harry and Juana Smith Many a soldier has had…
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A Poem or a Song: What Was Francis Scott Key Writing That Night?

Fort McHenry
WCAG Heading WCAG Heading WCAG Heading by Marc Leepson Francis Scott Key loved poetry. From the…
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The Man Who Burned Washington D.C.

Portrait-George-Cockburn
WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy Peter Snow The only time other than 9/11 that an outside force…
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Fort McHenry: September 12-14, 1814

WCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingWCAG HeadingBy René Chartrand On September 12, Baltimore was in view of the 50…
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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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Featured Excerpt: Running Deep

Tang (SS-563), port side view entering Pearl Harbor.

by Tom Clavin

In Running Deep, New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin reveals the true…
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Featured Excerpt: Warhead

German tank occupying France during WWII 1940-1945

by Nicholas Wright

In his book, Warhead, Dr. Nicholas Wright, a leading neuroscientist and adviser to…
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Featured Excerpt: A Big Mess in Texas

Dallas Texas

by David Fleming

In A Big Mess in Texas, David Fleming reveals the incredible, untold true…
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The Band Played on at Auschwitz

Anita Lasker-Wallfisch playing cello

by Anne Sebba

The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz author Anne Sebba shares with The History Reader…
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Featured Excerpt: Confronting Evil

Berlin Wall, 1961. Public Domain.

by Bill O'Reilly with Josh Hammer

by Bill O'Reilly and Josh Hammer An instant New York Times bestseller, Confronting Evil by Bill…
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