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Miss Adams In Love
, , , Issue 2Eighteenth-century equivalents of “Yankee go home!” greeted the Adams family when, in 1785, they arrived in London. Nevertheless, there were certain delightful compensations—especially for an eligible young lady More >>>
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The Highest Office
, , , Issue 5The Presidency has outlas fed the thrones of emperors and kings, shoguns and cxars, to become the world’s principal place of power More >>>
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Lincoln’s Doctor’s Dog
, , , Issue 3Americans like their “first dogs.” Barney, Spot, Buddy, Millie, King Timahoe, and Fala all have been celebrities. So you can imagine my pleasure when I discovered the story of a hitherto unknown More >>>
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The Siege Of Vicksburg
, , , Issue 4COPYRIGHT © 1976 BY RICHARD WHEELERIn his new book, Voices of the Civil War, Richard Wheeler tells the stories of that war’s major battles in the words of people who were there—newspaper corresp More >>>
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“Murder Most Foul”
, , , Issue 5Two shots rang out in the railroad station, and the President of the United States slumped to the floor, mortally wounded More >>>
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Garibaldi And Lincoln
, , , Issue 6Would the great fighter come over for the Union? Italian freedom and lead troops Lincoln hoped so More >>>
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The Girls Behind The Guns
, , , Issue 1It’s the sort of thing that couldn’t happen now, but in the Revolution Molly Corbin and Molly Pitcher were first-rate cannoneers More >>>
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Everybody Liked Henry Clay
, , , Issue 6He never did win election to the presidency, but his life as a farmer was happy and he had a great many firm friends More >>>
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The Revolution Remembered
, , , Issue 3Newly Discovered Eyewitness Accounts of the War for Independence More >>>
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The Tour Of Prince Napoleon
, , , Issue 5A FRENCH VISIT TO CIVIL WAR AMERICA Selections from the letters of Lieutenant Colonel Camille Ferri Pisani, who accompanied Prince Napoleon on his state visit, touring the fronts, both North and South, visiting the West and meeting Lincoln and the men around him during the Union’s darkest days More >>>