Tom Huntington

Tom Huntington is a frequent contributor to Invention & Technology magazine, the former editor of Historic Traveler and American History magazines, and a contributing editor to America in WWII magazine. His writing has appeared in Smithsonian, American Heritage, Yankee, Air & Space/Smithsonian, and many other publications. He is also the author of Pennsylvania Civil War Trails (Stackpole Books, 2007) and Ben Franklin’s Philadelphia: A Guide (Stackpole Books, 2006).

Articles by this Author

A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, The Mexican War and The Conquest of the American Continent, By Robert W. Merry , Spring 2010 | Vol. 60, No. 1

An Artist in Treason: The Extraordinary Double Life of General James Wilkinson, by Andro Linklater , Fall 2009 | Vol. 59, No. 3

The Emancipation Question, Summer 2009 | Vol. 59, No. 2

A lively dialogue over the economics of slavery played out in newspapers and magazines on the eve of the Civil War.

The Abolitionist John Doy, Spring 2009 | Vol. 59, No. 1

Tempers flare and violence reigns in the pre–Civil War battleground of Kansas.

A Treasure Trove of Documents Discovered in Whaling Town, Winter 2009 | Vol. 58, No. 6

She Kept the Nest, Fall 2008 | Vol. 58, No. 5

Gettysburg Redux, Spring/Summer 2008 | Vol. 58, No. 4

A brand new visitors center at Gettysburg is open for business

Franklin’s London Home, April/May 2006 | Vol. 57, No. 2

"WEB ONLY STORIES" BY THIS CONTRIBUTOR

Philadelphia’s Civil War

You may never have heard of the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia, but not because it hasn’t been around for a while. It was founded in 1888, by members of a veterans group called the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, and it’s the oldest Civil War…

2007-03-02

Travel: Relive the Civil War in Frederick, Maryland

People find all sorts of reasons to visit Frederick, Maryland. They go to browse through the many antiques stores and other little shops. To eat in the restaurants in the compact downtown area. To tour the 50-block historic district with its solid antebellum brick buildings and its elegant…

2006-11-17

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