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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Why Do We Call It "America"?	Cohen, Jonathan	Fall 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Was the Flag-Raising on Iwo Jima Posed?	Lancaster, Marc	September 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) John Muir Fights to Save Yosemite	King, Dean	September 2023
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Reopened Museum Honors Women's Fight for Fairness	Morrow, Ann	September 2023
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Student Who Exasperated George Washington	Clark, Charles	September 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Teddy Falls in Love with the West	Brands, H.	September 2023
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Remembering Bruce Catton	Wingrove, Kendall	September 2023
Bruce Catton's America	Grosvenor, Edwin	September 2023
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Struggling to End the War	Overy, Richard	August 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Stimson: "Why We Used the Atomic Bomb"	Stimson, Henry	August 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The Secret Plans to Invade Japan	Barrett, David	August 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Did We Really Need to Drop the Bomb?	Ham, Paul	August 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Special Issue: Japan and the Atomic Bomb	Grosvenor, Edwin	August 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) What Were the Japanese Thinking?	Frank, Richard	August 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Counting All The Dead	Frank, Richard	August 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Cities Reduced to Ashes	Barrett, David	August 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) John Hersey Uncovers the Horror	Blume, Lesley	August 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Announcing The National Historical Society	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2023
What America Means	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Bringing Back the Buffalo	Morrow, Ann	Summer 2023
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) De Soto Ravages the South	Cozzens, Peter	Summer 2023
Olmsted “Paints With Lakes”	Martin, Justin	Summer 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Who Really Was FDR?	Leebaert, Derek	Summer 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Triumphs of a Tuskegee Airman	Handleman, Philip	Summer 2023
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Ernie Pyle Digs in at Anzio	Chrisinger, David	Summer 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) For America’s 250th Birthday, Let’s Think Local	Zeiger , Hans	Summer 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Gun Rights in America	Grosvenor, Edwin	May 2023
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Samuel Adams Starts a Revolution	Schiff, Stacy	May 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) I Was a Marine	Buchwald, Art	May 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Art Buchwald’s Funny Business	Hill, Michael	May 2023
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Did Johnny Come Marching Home With PTSD?	Stewart, David	May 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Sam Adams or Sacred Cod?	Koch, Jim	May 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Government Shutdowns: How We Got Here	Clark, Charles	May 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Alice in Autoland	Watson, Bruce	May 2023
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Daring Escape of Frederick Douglass	Hirshman, Linda	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Reconsidering Jimmy Carter	Bird, Kai	Spring 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The Oldest Marine Recruit	Manson, Shane	Spring 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) How the Cherry Blossoms Came to Washington	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Marching With King in Selma	Yuhnke, Bob	Spring 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Bank Failures: As American as Apple Pie	Gordon, John	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Marilyn Monroe Gets Down to Business	Snaith, Holley	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) We Must Do A Better Job Teaching Civics	Haass, Richard	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) How We Saw the Vietnam War	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The Cathedral of Baseball	Watson, Bruce	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Quiet Monkee	Levick, Richard	Winter 2023
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) The “Greatest Upset” in World Cup History	Watson, Bruce	Winter 2023
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) “With Malice Toward None”	Meacham, Jon	Winter 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Ted Kennedy Passes the Torch	Farrell, John	Winter 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) “These Are No Ordinary Times”	Hochschild, Adam	Winter 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) First Shots in the Pacific War		Winter 2023