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Riddle Me, Riddle Me, What Is That? | December 1955
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Truth And History | December 1955
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Ah, Winter! | December 1955
It was cold and long but it brought magic and the children loved it Read >>
The Lost Love Of A Bachelor President | December 1955
The strongest traits in his own character led James Buchanan to tragedy in his love for Ann Coleman—and changed history, 40 years later Read >>
Mutiny At West Point | December 1955
In 1817, “Old Pewt’s” rebellious cadets met their master in Sylvanus Thayer Read >>
The Washed Window | December 1955
For the young ex-slave a Vermont schoolteacher opened the door to civilization Read >>
Posters U.S.A. | December 1955
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Glory In Stone | December 1955
The great age of Christian faith fulfilled its passion of spirit in the soaring vaults and glowing glass of the Gothic cathedral Read >>
Chats With Henry Adams | December 1955
Never before published, Frederic Bancroft’s diary jottings give an intimate picture of a great historian at his leisure Read >>
Maiden Voyage | December 1955
The first and last trip of the “unsinkable” Titanic Read >>
The Garden Of Eden And The Deacon’s Meadow | December 1955
To early Americans the Old Testament and its scenes, even its speech and names, were as familiar as their own backyard Read >>
The Man Who Didn’t Shoot Washington | December 1955
Major Patrick Ferguson's instinct of chivalry spared the life of an American officer with “a remarkable large cocked hat” who was reconnoitering at Chadds Ford and came within range of British rifles. Read >>
How Steam Blew The Rowdies Out Of The Fire Departments | December 1955
The old volunteer system was colorful, but it could do more harm than good—and the efficiency of machinery finally replaced it Read >>
Christopher Columbus, Mariner | December 1955
The discoverer of the New World was first and foremost a sailor says the historian who won the Pulitzer Prize for his brilliant biography of Columbus. Read >>
A Communication | December 1955
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“Speculators In Theories”: Henry and Brooks Adams | December 1955
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Current Books In Brief | December 1955
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“To The Farthest Port Of The Rich East” | February 1955
Salem found its fortune in the East Indies trade Read >>
Of Barns And Bridges | February 1955
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Current Books In Brief | February 1955
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A Note About The Peabody Museum | February 1955
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News Of History | February 1955
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Seeing And Hearing History | February 1955
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The Ancient Game Of Tongue-twisters | February 1955
Chief, Folklore Section, The Library of Congress Read >>
Chateau Builder To Fifth Avenue | February 1955
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People of the Long House | February 1955
The “Long House,” characteristic lodging of the Iroquois, also described their political union in which each Iroquois nation remained sovereignty under a common roof which sheltered them all. Read >>
James Gordon Bennett — Beneficent Rascal | February 1955
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The Cult Of The Primitives | February 1955
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An Eyewitness Describes The Hanging Of John Brown | February 1955
Harper’s Weekly refused to print the story “Porte Crayon” wrote at the scene. Brought to light 95 years later, it is presented here. Read >>
Riding The Circuit With Lincoln | February 1955
A new picture of prairie lawyers coping with bad roads and worse inns on the Illinois frontier, drawn from David Davis’ letters Read >>

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