Sarah Richardson, Author at HistoryNet

Gettysburg battlefield guide and author Jeffrey J. Harding teamed up with Pennsylvania State University meteorologist Jon M. Nese to pin down what soldiers likely experienced.

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Meet the Smuggler Who Brought Birth Control to the US

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