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Featured Excerpt: Resist

by Rita Omokha

In Resist, award-winning journalist Rita Omokha charts the last century of civil rights activism, from the…

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Who Was the Real Socrates?

by Donald Robertson

"Illustration of Socrates, in a basket, based on Aristophanes's The Clouds. Was…

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Featured Excerpt: “Second Life” from Cabinet of Curiosities

by Aaron Mahnke

Boundaries of the Lost State of Franklin. Wikimedia Public Domain. It’s one…

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Lebensborn: Bearing Children for Adolf Hitler’s ‘Master Race’

by Adriana Allegri

The Lebensborn Naming Ceremony from Master Race by Catrine…

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‘Gunplay’ in the Wild West

by Tom Clavin

This week sees the publication of my new book, Bandit Heaven: The Hole-in-the-Wall Gangs and the…

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Schley: The Navy Man Who Saved Greely

by Buddy Levy

Commander Winfield Scott Schley (4th from left) and men who rescued Greely…

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The Pinkertons in Myth and History

by Tore C. Olsson

William A. Pinkerton with railroad special agents Pat Connell (left) and Sam…

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I Am a Respectable Person

by Jack Kelly

Elizabeth Jennings Graham. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. “We…

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Featured Excerpt: President Carter

by Stuart E. Eizenstat

Grounding the B-1 Bomber Exclusive picture of President…

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Wednesday, Bloody Wednesday

by Tom Clavin

Depiction of the fighting near Dunker Church by Thure…

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Featured Excerpt: Resist

by Rita Omokha

In Resist, award-winning journalist Rita Omokha charts the last century of civil rights activism, from the…

Read the article

Connect with The History Reader

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For more than sixty years, St. Martin’s Press has published award-winning history books on a range of subjects.

Drawing on this impressive stable of experts from ancient, medieval, modern, contemporary, and military history, The History Reader offers articles, interviews, insights, and further reading for history buffs and book lovers everywhere.