Doughboy’s Smuggled Letter Home Recounts Dangerous Ocean Crossing
In late 1917, an American soldier risked government censors’ wrath to smuggle home a letter about dodging German submarines while aboard a troopship headed for war
‘Nuking the Moon’ Takes a Fascinating Look at Military Flops and Doomed Schemes
History often recounts successful covert actions, but historian Vince Houghton spins a new perspective—failed plots built on the ridiculous
Perspectives of Famous Spanish Explorers Unfold in ‘Conquistador Voices’
Drawing on his own translations, author Kevin H. Siepel chronicles the escapades of famous Spanish Colonizers.
Impeachable Offenses: How High the Crime
When trying to try officials, the unanswered question is whether the act is criminal
How George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation Caused a Ruckus in Congress
President George Washington happily agreed to Congress' request for a national day of thanksgiving in 1789. His opponents declared that he'd overstepped his constitutional bounds.
Sam Adams: Puritan, Patriot, Protestor
Founding Father Samuel Adams knew what it meant to take it to the streets
Interview with Edward L. Ayers, Civil War Historian
Ayers argues that America should acknowledge the importance of emancipation with a national holiday.
Death Stalks the Capital
A deadly epidemic in Philadelphia shut down the nation’s business and taught Americans an important lesson: Good health is good policy
Typhoid Mary: ‘The Most Dangerous Woman in America’
How Mary Mallon, an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid, became one of the most dangerous women in America
An Alaskan Village Holds the Key to Understanding the 1918 Spanish Flu
In August 1997, a scientist named Johan Hultin from San Francisco traveled to Brevig Mission and, with permission of the town’s elders, excavated the local cemetery to try and unearth a victim of the outbreak buried deep within the frozen tundra.
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Russia Got Into Its Own “Folly” in Alaska
A battle at Sitka in 1804 began the vast northwest territory's tilt into American hands
Audiobook Review – Reagan: An American Journey
Plumbing the well of the 40th president’s relationships, author Bob Spitz explains the Great Communicator’s life though the people he encountered.
Audiobook Review – The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made
Patricia O’Toole compellingly explains how a moralizing outlook drove Woodrow Wilson’s presidency, from WWI to handling domestic politics.
