Essays

Title Author Issue
The Best Firefighter
 Chrystal,, Paul November/December 2005
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The Real Thing
 Snow, Richard November/December 2005
Christmas Visitor
 November/December 2005
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930)
An American Scourge Wins the Big Prize in Europe
 O'Brien, Frederic November/December 2005
Time Machine
 November/December 2005
The Seven Years’ Movie
 Barra, Allen November/December 2005
The Clash Of Empires
 Hoover, Elizabeth November/December 2005
My Brush With History
 Readers, The November/December 2005
A Marilyn Monroe Chronology
 Sim, Jillian November/December 2005
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Power of Bus #2857
 Pretzer, William November/December 2005
“Tired Of Giving In”
 November/December 2005
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
The Real First World War and the Making of America
 Anderson, Fred November/December 2005
The Tools
 Coe, Andrew November/December 2005
That Was The Day
 November/December 2005
The King And I
 October 2005
My Brush With History
 Readers, October 2005
Western Figure
 Wheeler, Richard October 2005
War Memorial
 Mills, Nicolaus October 2005
Spy
 Hitz, Frederick October 2005
Time Machine
 O'Brien, Frederic October 2005
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
William Walker, the Would-be Conqueror of Nicaragua
 O'Brien, Frederic October 2005
Celebrity Trial
 Lubet, Steven October 2005
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Rah-Rah-Sis-Bomb-Bah
 October 2005
Stagecoach
 October 2005
Baseball Statistic
 Schwartz, Alan October 2005
To Plan A Trip
 October 2005
Movie Classic
 Harmetz, Aljean October 2005
Naval Battle
 Symonds, Craig October 2005
“old West” State
 Bell, Bob October 2005
African-american Comedian
 Seymour, Gene October 2005
Historical Museum
 Baker, Kevin October 2005
Lincoln Speech
 White,, Ronald October 2005
Football Coach
 Barra, Allen October 2005
Director
 Thomson, David October 2005
Crooner
 Rotella, Mark October 2005
Soft Drink
 Allen, Frederick October 2005
Painter
 Adams, Henry October 2005
Founding Father
 Kaye, Harvey October 2005
Conspiracy Theory
 Barkun, Michael October 2005
C’est Daguerre
 October 2005
Why Do We Say That?
 Rawson, Hugh October 2005
New Deal Color
 October 2005
Tailgating: The History
 October 2005
History Now
 October 2005
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
An Age of Security?
 Baker, Kevin October 2005
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
“An Adventure in Prosperity”
 Gordon, John October 2005
The Buyable Past
 October 2005
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
 October 2005
Deconstructing Cheeseburger Soup
 October 2005
L.A. Observed
 October 2005