May 2020 Readers’ Letters
Readers sound off about World War II Japanese kamikazes and the (nearly) 14th colony of Nova Scotia
Civil War Times Review: Lincoln Administration’s Troubleshooter
Charles A. Dana went wherever he was needed to act as Stanton's spy
How Southerners Became Sympathetic to Suicide
Self-destruction is seen as heroic instead of an act of cowardice
The Battle of Los Angeles
An attack on a newspaper exposed a years-long campaign of violence by organized labor
Off the Rails: Trailside Visits Martinsburg, W. Va.
A gateway between the North and the South, this transportation hub was coveted territory for commanders on both sides.
Field Notes: Gettysburg’s Great Task Youth Leadership Program Expanded
American Battlefield Trust and Bowe Stewart Foundation commits to multiyear support
Book Review: Rocky Mountain Train Robberies
W.C. Jameson relates a selection of the most notable outlaw train heists in the Rocky Mountain region of the Old West
A Winning Essay: Bill Pickett, the Bulldogger
In her winning essay Mayumi Torres, a sixth grader at San Antonio's Pieper Ranch Middle School, profiles Texas-born rodeo legend Bill Pickett
“Shell Away”—Baldy Smith’s Defiant Response to Rebel Demand That He Surrender Carlisle, Pa.
On July 1, 1863, a Union officer's hard-nosed response kept J.E.B. Stuart away from Lee for six hours
Ten Civil War Generals Who Died Unusual Deaths
The bizarre and tragic fates of 10 Civil War generals
Mr. Jefferson Gets Hauled Into Court
A civil case involving property lines finds a Founding Father battling a neighbor
American History Reviews: The Real Housewives of Jamestown
The lonely single guys in the Virginia colony paid for female company
Book Review: Terror on the Santa Fe Trail
Title aside, Hocking takes a balanced look at the Jicarilla Apaches and their relationship with the famed Kit Carson as Indian agent
Fort William Henry, 1757: A Fate Worse Than Surrender
On capturing Fort William Henry in 1757, the French commander offered his British prisoners safe passage—but his Indian allies weren’t feeling as magnanimous
Confederate Ordnance Chief Did a Bang-Up Job Supplying the South
Late in the war, General Josiah Gorgas advocated arming slaves to fight
American History Reviews: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon This Book
History of the Lone Star State connects the prominent dots and tells stories of the lesser known
