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Benedict Arnold

The First Shots of the Revolution

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by Jack Kelly

In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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I Hope You Are of Our Party: Fidelity and Betrayal

by Jack Kelly

Shakespeare, of course, wrote acclaimed plays about history. But sometimes history takes the…
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Revolutionary Bad Boy: Benedict Arnold, Treason, and Trust

by Jack Kelly

It was said about Benedict Arnold that he never did anything by halves.…
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The Two Faces of Benedict Arnold

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by Jack Kelly

Benedict Arnold was one of the Revolutionary War’s most aggressive and courageous soldiers.…
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The Philadelphia: Our Most Evocative National Relic

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by Jack Kelly

I have traveled to Revolutionary-era battlefields and forts. I’ve examined countless eighteenth-century muskets,…
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Israel Bissell: The Bearer of Revolution

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by Willard Sterne Randall On April 19, 1775, a decade of ideological ferment and partisan protests over…
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Benedict Arnold

Featured Excerpt: “Second Life” from Cabinet of Curiosities

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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

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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

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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

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