Essays

Title Author Issue
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Iron Wills, Iron Ships
 Holloway, Anna Winter 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
“The Tide is Setting Strongly Against Us”
 Ayers, Edward Winter 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Showdown at Sumter
 McPherson, James Winter 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
A Graceful Exit
 Winik, Jay Winter 2010
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Holiday Gift Special
 Kopper, Philip Winter 2010
Editor’s Letter
 Grosvenor, Edwin 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 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Happy 60th, American Heritage!
 Weisberger, Bernard Winter 2010
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
Pontiac’s War
 Taylor, Alan Winter 2010
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763)
New Amsterdam Becomes New York
 Shorto, Russell Winter 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Shooting the Moon
 McDougall, Walter Winter 2010
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
Massacre in Florida
 Resendez, Andres Winter 2010
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
A Pox on the New World
 Mann, Charles Winter 2010
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 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Adams Appoints Marshall
 Wood, Gordon Winter 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Slaughter on Cemetery Ridge
 Sears, Stephen Winter 2010
Iron Wills, Iron Ships
 Holloway, Anna Winter 2010
The Selling Of Samuel Morse
 John, Richard Winter 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Did Castro Okay the Kennedy Assassination?
 Russo, Gus Winter 2009
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Lincoln the Orator
 Holzer, Harold Winter 2009
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Lincoln and the Navy
 Symonds, Craig Winter 2009
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s)
Wall Street’s First Collapse
 Fleming, Thomas Winter 2009
Letters To The Editor
 Readers, The Winter 2009
Treasure Trove Of Documents Discovered In Whaling Town
 Winter 2009
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
A Treasure Trove of Documents Discovered in Whaling Town
 Huntington, Tom Winter 2009
Back In Business
 Kopper, Philip Winter 2009
B. B. Gets His Own Museum
 Winter 2009
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Holiday Gift Special
 Editors, The Winter 2009
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Lincoln As Commander in Chief
 McPherson, James Winter 2009
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Editor’s Letter
 Grosvenor, Edwin Winter 2009
Major New History Web Site Launched
 Editors, The Winter 2009
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Lincoln & Frederick Douglass
 Kendrick, Stephen Winter 2009
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Lincoln’s Legacy
 Holzer, Harold Winter 2009
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
If Lincoln Hadn’t Died...
 Foner, Eric Winter 2009
A Whale Of A Find
 Winter 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Robert E. Lee’s “Severest Struggle”
 Pryor, Elizabeth Winter 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Unlocking History: Treasures of Robert E. Lee Discovered
 Ross, John Winter 2008
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
Grace Kelley: America’s Princess
 Diehl, Digby Winter 2008
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Remembering David Halberstam
 Baker, Russell Winter 2008
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Surviving Black Monday
 Greenspan, Alan Winter 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
“Strong Enough to Float an Iron Wedge”
 Norris, David Winter 2008
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Women at War
 Holmstedt, Kirsten Winter 2008
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Geoffrey C. Ward’s New History of World War II
 Barra, Allen Winter 2008