Book Review: True Grit
Colorado's Ridgway Western Heritage Society offers John Wayne fans a wide-format, photo-laden 50th anniversary look at the filming of True Grit
Book Review: Billy the Kid, A Reader’s Guide
Richard Etulian assesses the vast array of written material and movies about Billy the Kid
Hessian Troopers: Myth and Reality
Hessians earned a scary reputation in America - even inspiring the "Headless Horseman" of Sleepy Hollow. But history shows these German soldiers were not so intimidating
Lust for Fame Made Smut This Puritan’s Chief Stock in Trade
'Special Agent' Anthony Comstock took reporters along when he raided purveyors of porn and prophylactics
Diana Kouris: She Knows Brown’s Park
The author grew up in the Colorado mountain valley and has written a biography of local rancher 'Queen Ann' Bassett
H.L. Mencken’s Cynical Commentary Made Americans Laugh—Little Did They Know
The Sage of Baltimore thought his countrymen's beliefs were worthy of a less-evolved species, and told them so
The Mural Art of Fred Haberlein
'Lightning Heart' produced 140 murals, some historical and some religious, over his six-decade career
Songs of 1865: How the Various Parties to the Civil War Saw the Struggle’s End
Historian S.C. (Sam) Gwynne's "Hymns of the Republic" looks at the Civil War's final year from multiple perspectives.
An Economist Repudiates Slavery With Dollars and Sense Arguments
John Elliott Cairnes' devastating critique of Southern society sinks the Confederacy's campaign to bond with Britain
How a Reverend’s Hard Pioneer Life Inspired His Dark Christmastime Tales
Itinerant reverend and Western author Cyrus Townsend Brady related Christmas tales not necessarily for children.
American History Review: The Lady, the Legends, and a Letter to Lincoln: How Thanksgiving Evolved
Give credit for the national holiday to a woman who wouldn't give up
Top 6 Halloween-themed Books to Get for Your History Buffs
Here are our top spooky book recommendations the history lover in your family will enjoy.
American History Review: How Hostility Toward Elitism Created Political Paranoia
A new edition introduces historian Richard Hofstadter to the conspiracy theory generation
