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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Key to the Cover Illustration	Editors, The	Winter 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) JFK Writes about Our Nation’s Memory	Kennedy, John	Winter 2010
Letters To The Editor	Readers, The	Winter 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Pluck Heard 'Round the World	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Drake's Rock Oil	Yergin, Daniel	Winter 2010
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Polk's Peace	De Sapio, Michael	Winter 2010
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) "The Sparck of Rebellion"	Brinkley, Douglas	Winter 2010
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Madison’s Radical Agenda	Ellis, Joseph	Winter 2010
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Ike’s Decision	Korda, Michael	Winter 2010
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) AC/DC: Tesla Takes on Edison	Carlson, W. Bernard	Winter 2010
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Black Times of ‘76	Fischer, David	Winter 2010
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Jackson Stares Down South Carolina	Meacham, Jon	Winter 2010
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) What Hath God Wrought?	Howe, Daniel	Winter 2010
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Happy 60th, American Heritage!	Weisberger, Bernard	Winter 2010
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) "Little Short of Madness"	Burrows, Edwin	Winter 2010
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) “A Machine of Practical Utility”	Crouch, Tom	Winter 2010
Editor’s Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2010
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) The Golden Touch	Gordon, John	Winter 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) First Blood in Vietnam	Karnow, Stanley	Winter 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Miracle Workers	Oshinsky, David	Winter 2010
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Placards at the White House	Baker, Jean	Winter 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) King Maker	Carson, Clayborne	Winter 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Shooting the Moon	McDougall, Walter	Winter 2010
The Speech That Made The Man	Holzer, Harold	Winter 2010
The Selling Of Samuel Morse	John, Richard	Winter 2010
Letters To The Editor	Readers, The	Fall 2009
Editor’s Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Fall 2009
Eavesdropping On The Rising Sun	Weisberger, Bernard	Fall 2009
TR's Wild Side	Brinkley, Douglas	Fall 2009
George Washington In Love	Fleming, Thomas	Fall 2009
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Secret Six Behind Harpers Ferry	Emerson, Jason	Fall 2009
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Monticello Reborn	Kopper, Philip	Fall 2009
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Grave Matters	Editors, The	Fall 2009
Lombardi Rules	Barber, Phil	Fall 2009
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Get Out Your Photographs!	Stange, Eric	Fall 2009
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) No Quarter: The Battle of The Crater, 1864, by Richard Slotkin	Calkins, Chris	Fall 2009
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Dolley's Moment...	Editors, The	Fall 2009
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) An Artist in Treason: The Extraordinary Double Life of General James Wilkinson, by Andro Linklater	Huntington, Tom	Fall 2009
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Emancipation Question	Huntington, Tom	Summer 2009
Editor’s Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2009
Play Ball!	Katz, Harry	Summer 2009
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Flashback to Woodstock	Kopper, Philip	Summer 2009
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Shipwrecked History: Spanish Ships Found in Pensacola Harbor	Worth, John	Summer 2009
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Surviving Bataan	Norman, Michael	Summer 2009
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The Wrong Man at the Wrong Time	Leuchtenburg, William	Summer 2009
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Raising the Dead	Stange, Eric	Summer 2009
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Drawn to the Past	Stange, Eric	Summer 2009
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Apollo: Through the Eyes of the Astronauts, Edited by Robert Jacobs, Michael Cabbage, Constance Moore, and Bertram Ulrich	Jones, Tom	Summer 2009
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Plain, Honest Men: The Making of the American Constitution, by Richard Beeman	Fleming, Thomas	Summer 2009
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Paterson, New Jersey Honored with a National Historic Park	Editors, The	Summer 2009