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Wild West
New Mexico journalist Howard Bryan authored these true tales of figures from that state's Las Vegas, available here as an audio book...
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American History
Plumbing the well of the 40th president’s relationships, author Bob Spitz explains the Great Communicator’s life though the people he encountered. ...
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American History
Patricia O’Toole compellingly explains how a moralizing outlook drove Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, from WWI to handling domestic politics....
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American History
Christopher Klein recounts how Civil War veterans blustered themselves into believing that kidnapping Canada would impel Britain to free Ireland...
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American History Magazine
Biographer Jane Leavy explores Babe Ruth's transformation from disposable child to baseball’s most valuable player and legend...
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American History Magazine
Author Jon Ward shows how Carter and Kennedy let their individual ambitions shred their party rather than allow the other to lead it...
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American History Magazine
Richard Munson recounts the life of this idiosyncratic genius inventor whose pioneering work transformed the twentieth century....
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American History Magazine
A history of the hamburger—its conception, its various incarnations and how it transformed the American dining experience...
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American History Magazine
Before Leo Fender and Les Paul were names on headstocks, they were tinkerers who produced the most influential musical instruments of the twentieth century...
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American History Magazine
The music-making duo helped redefine theater and the American Broadway musical...
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American History Magazine
Author Joanne B. Freeman recounts how Southern Democrats’ attacks on critics of slavery spilled from the Capitol building onto streets and dueling grounds...
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American History Magazine
Celebrated as “the Father of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,” Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley documented the effects preservatives had on the Gilded Age’s food supply. ...
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American History Magazine
From Richard Nixon to Mike Pence, Kate Anderson Brower examines how the personal stock of recent vice presidents has fluctuated, often at the boss’ whim. ...
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American History Magazine
Maxwell King affectionately relays how Fred Rogers’ mix of creativity, child psychology, and empathy made him America’s most influential neighbor....
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American History Magazine
Lisa McCubbin examines the life that poised Betty Ford for roles she didn’t seek, and chronicles how the first lady used wit, grace, and resilience inspired a generation....
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American History Magazine
When an assassin made him the 21st president, Arthur shockingly eschewed machine politics, instead embodying the best aspects of America’s highest office....
