In late March, 1865, a Federal cavalry division, under the command of Major General […]
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The Final Days
George Washington had fought and won a war, served two terms as the new nation’s first president, and kept that nation on an even keel. After all that, could he be satisfied with retirement on his country estate?
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Operation Vittles: Saving Berlin from the air
In a “cold” post-WWII Germany, the new U.S. Air Force’s massive airlift into Berlin showed the Soviets that a blockade would not work.
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“All We Want Is Make Us Free”
An 1839 mutiny aboard a Spanish ship in Cuban waters raised basic questions about freedom and slavery in the United States.
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In Search of Silver & Gold
Although known for her charity, Nellie Cashman was a dedicated and knowledgeable miner who searched the west for the “Big Bonanza.”
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Tall Tales of the Civil War
Being a compendium of poppycock, balderdash, and malarkey told by civil war veterans for the amusement and amazement of future generations.
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Seth Eastman’s West
A SERIES OF WATERCOLORS BY SETH EASTMAN, THE FOREMOST NINETEENTH-CENTURY PICTORIAL HISTORIAN OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN, IS NOW ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
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Incredible Journey from Dunkirk to Nagasaki
RAF officer Aidan MacCarthy narrowly escaped the Nazis, spent three years in Japanese POW camps and survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.