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Presidential Accessibility | April 1974

As They Saw Themselves | April 1974

Lexington And Concord | April 1974

Sixth in a series of paintings for AMERICAN HERITAGE Read >>

Archives Of American Art | April 1974

What was Whistler’s mother really thinking about? You might find out in the Read >>

… Then Was The First Blood Drawn In This American Rebellion” | April 1974

Jeremy Lister, ensign of the 10th Regiment of Foot: Read >>

Parton On Documentary History | June 1974

Postscripts To History | June 1974

Streaking—1885 | June 1974

Anne Hutchinson Versus Massachusetts | June 1974

She was, said Governor Winthrop, an American Jezebel Read >>

When Bridgeport Was Beautiful | June 1974

Letter From The Editor | June 1974

The Lincoln Highway | June 1974

Carl Fisher thought Americans should be able to drive across their country, but it took a decade and a world war to finish his road Read >>

When Little Bands Were Big | June 1974

July, 1944: St. Lô | June 1974

A soldier remembers a great battle Read >>

The Wayward Commodore | June 1974

Outrageous and irreverent, publisher James Gordon Bennett shocked and delighted nearly everyone Read >>

Newport | June 1974

In the lavish days of unabashed wealth Read >>

Fort Washington | June 1974

Seventh in a series of paintings for AMERICAN HERITAGE Read >>

They Were There: | June 1974

“I feel mad, vexed, sick, and sorry. …” Read >>

Saving the Longhorns | June 1974

These hardy Texas beasts with “too much legs, horns, and speed” had long since been replaced by stodgier breeds. Now they were facing extinction… Read >>

Presidential Expenses | June 1974

George Washington wouldn't believe it Read >>

Madison Avenue’s Secret Conquest | June 1974

Terror in New York—1741 | June 1974

Was there really a conspiracy to burn the town? Read >>

The Backstairs Contingent | June 1974

“at-home” In Newport | June 1974

Reading, Writing, And History | June 1974

Postscripts To History | October 1974

The Winner | October 1974

A Winner Of Our Own | October 1974

Typographic Liberty Bell | October 1974

Corliss And God | October 1974