Articles tagged American history

“Who Knew?”

On the eve of his reunion, Thomas Pepper ’61 offers 50 years of the big picture
5.23.11

And the War Came

At its sesquicentennial, a fresh, revealing narrative of the advent of the Civil War
2.23.11

Independent Historian

Daniel Rasmussen’s new book rescues the forgotten facts of the largest slave revolt in U.S. history.
12.16.10

Alice Paul

Brief life of a pioneering suffragist: 1885-1977
10.19.10

Factory Fans

Innovative museums highlight New England’s industrial past.
8.19.10

A Man in Motion

An excerpt from Tocqueville’s Discovery of America, by Leo Damrosch
3.1.10

Shuttered Behind Bars

In a new book, photographer Bruce Jackson presents old ID photo portraits from an Arkansas prison.
7.1.09
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