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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

William A. Pinkerton with railroad special agents Pat Connell (left) and Sam Finley (right), full-length portrait]

by Tore C. Olsson

William A. Pinkerton with railroad special agents Pat Connell (left) and Sam…
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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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The Finest Rough-and-Tumble Fighter

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by Jack Kelly

Florence Kelley’s father, William, taught his daughter to read in 1866 using books…
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The Notorious Kid Curry

by Tom Clavin

Kid Curry, born as Harvey Logan. Public domain via…
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Pat Nixon and “Panda Diplomacy”

by Heath Hardage Lee

As spring came to Washington in 1972, there was little rest for…
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Tracking Jedediah Smith

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by Tom Clavin

“Over the course of twelve months Jedediah Smith had become the first European…
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End of an Era

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by Alexander Larman

In the introduction to the third and final installment in my Windsors trilogy,…
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Charles Sumner Witnesses the “Abraham Lincoln Magic”

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by Stephen Puleo

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Good With a Gun

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by Tom Clavin

In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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Featured Excerpt: “Second Life” from Cabinet of Curiosities

Lost State of Franklin Boundary Map

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

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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

William A. Pinkerton with railroad special agents Pat Connell (left) and Sam Finley (right), full-length portrait]

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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