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The Battle of the Saintes | June 1958

No American ships were involved, yet on its outcome hung Great Britain’s recognition of our independence Read >>

Painter of the Revolution | June 1958

The canvases of John Trumbull, sometime soldier, reluctant artist, have given us our visual image of the colonies’ struggle to be free Read >>

“Tonight For Freedom” | June 1958

At Fort Wagner the Negro soldier was asked to prove the worth of the “powerful black hand” Read >>

President Washington’s Calculated Risk | June 1958

To secure the old Northwest he waged our first cold war, which came to a climax in the Battle of Fallen Timbers Read >>

The Battle Of Fallen Timbers | June 1958

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The Enigma Of Dighton Rock | June 1958

For nearly three centuries men have speculated on its mysterious inscription Read >>

Herbert Hoover Describes the Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson | June 1958

The great tragedy of the twenty-eighth President as witnessed by his loyal lieutenant, the thirty-first. Read >>

Reading, Writing, And History | June 1958

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What Is Sea Power? | June 1958

In modern war, the true exercise of maritime power depends nearly as much upon the exertions of land and air forces as it does upon naval.” But it is still sea power. Read >>

Mistakes Of Strategy | June 1958

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Reconstruction | June 1958

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Mark Twain Vs. Blondin | August 1958

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Reading, Writing, And History | August 1958

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The Tragic Motive | August 1958

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With The Gunners | August 1958

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The Technician | August 1958

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How To Win An Election | August 1958

Davy Crockett in Little Rock: Read >>

The Coming Of The Green | August 1958

The Irish built America’s roads and canals, fought in its wars, and triumphed over poverty and discrimination: it was a grand battle indeed Read >>

The Days of Boom and Bust | August 1958

As the twenties roared on, a market crash became inevitable. Why? And who should have stopped it? Read >>

Blondin The Hero Of Niagara | August 1958

By day and by night, frontward and back, his feet in baskets, his head in a sack, he crossed the torrent on a cable—190 feet up Read >>

Get The Prospect Seated … And Keep Talking” | August 1958

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“Ah, Your Majesty, There Is No Second” | August 1958

The fleet and lovely America showed her stern to Britain’s best and gave her name to international yachting’s most coveted trophy Read >>

Sailor With A Paintbrush | August 1958

A retired Great Lakes ship captain left a singular record of steamboat days on America’s inland seas Read >>

The Woods Around Us | August 1958

For those with the eyes to read them, New England’s forests, pastures, and stout stone walls reveal cycles of rural life Read >>

Crisis At The Antietam | August 1958

Upon the clash of arms near a little Maryland creek hung the slave’s freedom and the survival of the Union Read >>

Bloody Trek To Empire | August 1958

Astoria was the key to the entire Northwest, but half the expedition was led by a “maniac” and the rest were trapped in Hell’s Canyon Read >>

Astor And Astoria | August 1958

THE COURSE OF EMPIRE (Hounghton Mifflin Company) Read >>

The Search For The Missing King | August 1958

Rebels pulled down George III’s statue and molded part into bullets, but left behind a three-dimensional puzzle for modern researchers. Read >>

Jefferson and the Book-burners | August 1958

When he offered Congress his library, his foes charged that it was full of books which “never ought to be read” and probably ought to be burned Read >>

Baghdad On The Freeway | August 1958

In Los Angeles, Spanish friars, Mexican dons, Yankee troops, and local boosters have reared a colossus that won’t stop growing Read >>

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