Trusted Writing on History, Travel, and American Culture Since 1949
Stephen Crane
In 1800 the United States was an underdeveloped nation of just over 5 million people. It was a society shaped by immigration, but immigrants from one country, Great Britain, made up around half the population. Read more >>
“Good writers,” says the author, “write the kind of history good historians can’t or don’t write”
“What if many of a so-called Fact were little better than a Fiction?” asked Carlyle. Read more >>
The Cuban situation was confused, but the Marines were ready. They landed, and our first overseas base was soon well in hand