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This Hallowed Ground
, , , Issue 6AN EXCERPT FROM A NEW BOOK WHICH TELLS HOW THE CIVIL WAR CAME TO ITS TERRIBLE, HAUNTING CONCLUSION More >>>
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The “Horrid And Unnatural Rebellion” of Daniel Shays
, , , Issue 4The battle smoke of the Revolution had scarcely cleared when desperate economic conditions in Massachusetts led former patriots to rise against the government they had created. The fear this event aroused played an important part in shaping the new Constitution of the United States More >>>
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Humboldt in America
, , , Issue 1When the leading European naturalist visited America and met with Thomas Jefferson, it had a profound impact on the young nation. More >>>
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The Battle for Grant’s Tomb
, , , Issue 5It might seem that building a mausoleum to the great general would be a serenely melancholy task. Not at all. The bitter squabbles that surrounded the memorial set city against country and became a mirror of the forces straining turn-of-the-century America. More >>>
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The Conspiracy And Trial Of Aaron Burr
, , , Issue 2No one who met him ever forgot him. His charm captivated beautiful women, his eloquence moved the United States Senate to tears, his political skills carried him to the very threshold of the White House. Yet while still Vice President he was indicted for murder, and was already dreaming the dreams of empire that would bring him to trial for treason. After a century and a half, historians still cannot decide whether he was a traitor, a con man, or a mere adventurer. Now, a distinguished writer e More >>>
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The Hub Of The Solar System
, , , Issue 3The author walks us through literary Boston at its zenith. But Boston being what it is, we also come across the Revolution, ward politics, and the great fire. More >>>
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101 Things Every College Graduate Should Know About American History
, , , Issue 1This is not a test. It’s the real thing. More >>>
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Painter of the Revolution
, , , Issue 4The canvases of John Trumbull, sometime soldier, reluctant artist, have given us our visual image of the colonies’ struggle to be free More >>>
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Thackeray In Love
, , , Issue 3“You may marry anybody you please & I don’t care.” Thus the famous English author to wild, pretty Sally Baxter of New York; which is to say that he—and his American love—never got over it at all. More >>>
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“Whatever You Write, Preserve”
, , , Issue 3All that the Adamses saw they were schooled to put down and save. The result is a collection of historical records beyond price and without peer. More >>>