It's one of the oldest folk ballads in our national songbook, but where did it come from? The answer is complex, multi-layered, American.
A whiskey baron who murdered his wife in a jealous rage, George Remus led a life that embodied both the opulence and violence of Prohibition.
The long, embattled history of women’s suffrage that began with the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention continues to this day.
The young nation was lucky to have the only candidate on earth who could do the job.