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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue Sort ascending
A Pathetic Low	Kershaw, Alex	February/March 2021
Another Ugly Insurrection	Wilkie, Curtis	February/March 2021
Character is Destiny	Yoder, Edwin	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Stop the Censorship of Mainstream Publications	Grosvenor, Edwin	February/March 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) JFK's Fighter-Bombers	Gelfand, Mark	February/March 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Truman Dogged by Charges of “Favoritism and Influence”	Boylan, James	February/March 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Eisenhower’s Gifts	Gelfand, Marvin	February/March 2021
Bad Things Can Happen When People Feel Cheated	Denton, Any	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Attempted Impeachment of Thomas Jefferson	Banning, Lance	February/March 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) The Attempts to Impeach John Tyler	Holt, Michael	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Nixon and Watergate	Olmsted, Kathryn	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Lincoln's Corrupt War Department	Oates, Stephen	February/March 2021
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) McKinley and Mismanagement in the Spanish-American War	Sproat, John	February/March 2021
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Harding and Teapot Dome	Ingalls, Robert	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson	McFeely, William	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) James Monroe’s “Furniture Fund”	Banner, James	February/March 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Corruption and Treason in the Buchanan Cabinet	Holt, Michael	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Ulysses S. Grant and the Whisky Frauds	McFeely, William	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Did Hayes Steal the Election from Tilden?	Sproat, John	February/March 2021
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Grover Cleveland's Attorney General Tries to Get Rich Quick	Williams, R. Hal	February/March 2021
40 More Critical Moments In American Business History	Gordon, John	February/March 2007
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) 1857: The Dred Scott Decision	O'Brien, Frederic	February/March 2007
Time Machine	O'Brien, Frederic	February/March 2007
Wild About Harry	Tool, Jean	February/March 2007
The Greatest Moments In American Mountaineering		February/March 2007
My Brush With History		February/March 2007
The Wrecking Crew Top 10	Hartman, Kent	February/March 2007
Other Cities, Other Sessions		February/March 2007
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Highest Adventure	Isserman, Maurice	February/March 2007
Screenings	Barra, Allen	February/March 2007
Resources		February/March 2007
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Travel: In Search of Albuquerque’s 300-year-old Past—and Its Neon-lit Present	Davidson, Carla	February/March 2007
To Plan A Trip		February/March 2007
History Now		February/March 2007
“They Were Always In My Attic”	Mallon, Thomas	February/March 2007
Why 1848?	Barra, Allen	February/March 2007
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) 10 Moments that Made American Business	Gordon, John	February/March 2007
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Wrecking Crew	Hartman, Kent	February/March 2007
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The Trial of General Homma	Sides, Hampton	February/March 2007
The Buyable Past	Lander, David	February/March 2007
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Spring Break in Southwest Florida	Colihan, Jane	February/March 2006
Florida: Fort Myers, Sanibel		February/March 2006
History Now		February/March 2006
Oh, You Kid!		February/March 2006
Why Do We Say That?		February/March 2006
Play It Again, Sam		February/March 2006
The Buyable Past		February/March 2006
Midway’s Terrible Toll		February/March 2006
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Our Malcolm	Baker, Kevin	February/March 2006
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) “As Bad As She Could Be”	Holzer, Harold	February/March 2006