American Civil War
Lincoln’s Magician
In 1864 Harry Cooke performed for the president. Soon he was spying for the Union army
Civil War Figures
Your Help Wanted: Join the Effort to Transcribe African American Civil War Soldier Records
University of Chicago sociologist John Clegg is using the Union Army records of African-American men like Abram Garvin to learn about self-emancipation.
Civil War Figures
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johnson Goes Off the Rails
Disastrous midterm campaign tour was a shortcut to impeachment
Wild West
Crime Doesn’t Pay: A Group of Bandits Receive the Law’s Justice
Murdering bandits robbed a mule train in Arizona Territory and were caught. Town folk soon strung them up from the old sycamore
Americas
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.
American History Reviews
Audiobook Review| The Unexpected President: The Life and Times of Chester A. Arthur
Maxwell King affectionately relays how Fred Rogers’ mix of creativity, child psychology, and empathy made him America’s most influential neighbor.
American History
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.
WWII Figures
Dick Cole, 103, Last of the Doolittle Raiders
Cole was co-pilot to famed USAAF Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle in the lead plane of 16 B-25B bombers that boldly raided targets in Japan on April 18, 1942
WWII Figures
Conversation with Dick Cole, the Last of the Doolittle Raiders
A conversation with Dick Cole who copiloted the lead B-25 with Doolittle in the famous 1942 raid...
Civil War Figures
The War In Their Words: I Am The Colonel’s Orderly
A soldier’s diary preserves the only known text of an Emory Upton speech
Civil Rights
Belle Da Costa Greene: Passing Fancy
A black activist's daughter reinvented herself on the other side of the color line
Civil War Figures
Pint-Sized Heroes
Young Civil War drummers weren’t there just for show. They played a vital role for both armies.
American Independence
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Founders’ Fondness for Slavery
Architects of American freedom went to great lengths to capture runaways
Mag: American History American Schemers
Bill Veeck, the P. T. Barnum of Baseball
Gleeful self-promoter pulled off more stunts than he could shake his wooden leg at
Civil War Figures
A Man Named Hazard Conquered Mount Rainier
Steely Civil War vet braved ice, altitude, and treachery to reach an unreachable summit
Civil War Figures
Book Review: The Other Custers
Bill Yenne explores the constellation of familial connections that centered on Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer
