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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue Sort ascending
Less Work For Mother?	Cowan, Ruth	September/October 1987
The Example of Private Slovik	Kimmelman, Benedict	September/October 1987
The Non-Signers	Mee,, Charles	September/October 1987
A Tiffany Gift		September/October 1987
The Nixon Divide		September/October 1987
The Nixon Divide		September/October 1987
Philadelphia Renewal		September/October 1987
Good Reading		September/October 1987
Good Reading		September/October 1987
Papers of the First ladies	Bourne, Russell	September/October 1987
The Second Amendment: A Different View		September/October 1987
The Second Amendment: A Different View		September/October 1987
Time Machine	Ide, Karolyn	September/October 1987
Epochs Of Montgomery		September/October 1987
The Oldest Constitution?		September/October 1987
Coming Up In American Heritage		September/October 1987
1912 Seventy-five Years Ago	Ide, Karolyn	September/October 1987
1862 One Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago	Ide, Karolyn	September/October 1987
Editors’ Bookshelf		September/October 1987
To Plan A Trip		September/October 1987
Great Houses Along The Hudson		September/October 1987
The Fear of Getting Caught	Baida, Peter	September/October 1987
Making Up The Truth	Ward, Geoffrey	September/October 1987
Defining A Hospital		September/October 1987
The Oldest Constitution?		September/October 1987
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Remembering Bruce Catton	Wingrove, Kendall	September 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 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) 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
Bruce Catton's America	Grosvenor, Edwin	September 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Teddy Falls in Love with the West	Brands, H.	September 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Italia Crashes in the Arctic	Piesing, Mark	September 2022
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Discovering Doc Watson	Fitzgerald, Keith	September 2022
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Carving Up the Americas	Asbury, Neal	September 2022
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Remembering David McCullough	Grosvenor, Edwin	September 2022
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Johnstown: “Run For Your Lives!”	McCullough, David	September 2022
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) “Freedom is in My Soul”	Blain, Keisha	September 2022
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Antietam, America's Bloodiest Day	Martin, Justin	September 2022
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) FDR Takes on the Press	Bates, Stephen	September 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Did Hurricanes Save America?	Dolin, Eric	September 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Mary Trump: The Lucky Lass from Stornoway	Burleigh, Nina	September 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Were Hiroshima and Nagasaki Justified?	Grosvenor, Edwin	September 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) We've Got Mail!	Watson, Bruce	September 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Book's Worth of Info on Barbecue		September 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Fighting for the Wrongly Convicted	Grisham, John	September 2020
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) The Spirit of Chautauqua	Watson, Bruce	September 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Marshall's Secret Preparations for War	Dickson, Paul	September 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) British Ships Lost in 1780 Hurricanes	Grosvenor, Edwin	September 2020
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Ida B. Wells Marches for Justice	Ware, Susan	September 2020