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The Battle for Blair Mountain

by Jess Montgomery

“Well. At least we weren’t coal miners.” I heard that many a time,…
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Christmas in 1920s America

by Maia Chance

In 1921, Frances Lester Warner described a Christmas Eve scene in Boston with…
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Therese Anne Fowler’s A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts

by Therese Anne Fowler

Alva Smith, her southern family destitute after the Civil War, married into…
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The Death of Kings

by Tasha Alexander

…let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death…
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Historical Fiction: Alice McDermott’s The Ninth Hour

by Alice McDermott

On a dim winter afternoon, a young Irish immigrant opens the gas taps…
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Beyond the Forbidden City: Examination Time in Early Qing Dynasty Beijing

by Elsa Hart

The Forbien City is an iconic image of imperial power. Its imposing gate…
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The History Behind the Mystery: Maze Master

by Kathleen ONeal Gear

by Kathleen O’Neal Gear A reporter once told me that our library could pass for a…
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The History Behind the Mystery: The Devil’s Half Mile

by Paddy Hirsch

Journey back to New York City in the days in which our nation…
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The History Behind the Mystery: A Death of No Importance

by Mariah Fredericks

One of my favorite books as a kid was an illustrated chronicle of…
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The History Behind the Mystery: Death in St. Petersburg

by Tasha Alexander

While the principal characters in Death in St. Petersburg are fictional, there are…
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Adventure Research at the Top of the World

Buddy Levy at the top of the world.

by Buddy Levy

Author Buy Levy shares his chilly experience in Ny Ålesund, Norway, where he gathered research materials…
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Featured Excerpt: The JFK Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch

Belmont, New HampshireSeptember 1960 New York…
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Introduction to Eliot Stein’s Custodians of Wonder

by Eliot Stein

In Custodians of Wonder, Eliot Stein takes a vivid look at 10 astonishing people who are maintaining some of…
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The Island Behind the Island: Real Life Inspiration for Trouble Island

Middle Island, Lake Eerie, Ontario, Canada

by Sharon Short

Suspense author Sharon Short shares the rich history behind Mile Island, the real-life location that inspired…
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Silver Wedding

by Lydia Reeder

Harriot Kezia Hunt, from a 1910 publication. (Public domain,…
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The History Reader: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

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Shopping for any history-loving friends? Below is our holiday gift guide with…
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Featured Excerpt: Her Lotus Year

by Paul French

In Her Lotus Year: China, the Roaring Twenties, and the Making of Wallis Simpson, New York Times…
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Featured Excerpt: Four Against the West

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by Joe Pappalardo

Four Against the West  is a thrilling true saga of legendary Texas figure Judge…
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