Figures/Biographies
Audiobook Review| The Poison Squad: One Chemist’s Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
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.
American Independence
The Small Battle That May Have Turned the Tide of the American Revolution
1777 American defeat in the Vermont mountains weakened the British, setting them up to lose at Saratoga
Civil Rights
Belle Da Costa Greene: Passing Fancy
A black activist's daughter reinvented herself on the other side of the color line
Figures/Biographies
Bill Veeck, the P. T. Barnum of Baseball
Gleeful self-promoter pulled off more stunts than he could shake his wooden leg at
American History Reviews
Audiobook Review| First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and the Pursuit of Power
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.
Oceania
Linus Miller: A Yank in ‘Van Demon’s Land’
One American fighting for Canadian independence didn't expect to do hard labor in Britain's convict colony
American Independence
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Founders’ Fondness for Slavery
Architects of American freedom went to great lengths to capture runaways
American History
Gibbons v. Ogden: Interstate Commerce Clause
Federal authority gathered steam in constitutional battle over centralization
Civil War Figures
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johnson Goes Off the Rails
Disastrous midterm campaign tour was a shortcut to impeachment
American History
Audiobook Review| The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
Maxwell King affectionately relays how Fred Rogers’ mix of creativity, child psychology, and empathy made him America’s most influential neighbor.
Americas
Audiobook Review| Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer
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.
Mag: American History Featured
Audiobook Review| The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
When an assassin made him the 21st president, Arthur shockingly eschewed machine politics, instead embodying the best aspects of America’s highest office.
Civil War Figures
A Man Named Hazard Conquered Mount Rainier
Steely Civil War vet braved ice, altitude, and treachery to reach an unreachable summit
Mag: American History Cameo
C.I. Scofield: True Believer
A reformed sinner's annotated Bible kicked off Protestant fundamentalism
American Independence
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: America’s First Financial Crisis
A single rich investor's ruin led the infant United States economy into a terrible tizzy
