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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The Gentle Wit of Robert Benchley	Watson, Bruce	November/December 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) It's a Wonderful Life, Redux	Klein, Gil	November/December 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Recovery Efforts at American Heritage	Grosvenor, Edwin	November/December 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Decatur’s Heroic Life and Tragic Death	Klein, Gil	November/December 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Massacre at Fort Pillow	Bordewich, Fergus	November/December 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Museum That Conquers Time	Watson, Bruce	November/December 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Ditching in the Stormy North Atlantic	Lindner, Eric	November/December 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Truman Serenades Bacall	Klein, Gil	November/December 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Disaster Hits American Heritage	Grosvenor, Edwin	September/October 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Afghanistan and the Lessons of History	McPhail, Mac	September/October 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Monument Men Hunt for Masterpieces	Dellheim, Charles	September/October 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Witness at the World Trade Center	Stone, Todd	September/October 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) George Washington on September 11, 1776	Abarbanel, Karin	September/October 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Dr. Joyce Brothers Beats the System	Fenster, Julie	September/October 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Remembering Flight 93: “Okay. Let’s Roll!”	Reston, James	September/October 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Hemingway and the Hooligan Navy on Patrol	Gay, Timothy	September/October 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Escape from the Warsaw Ghetto	Batalion, Judy	June 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Revenge of the Nevada	Offley, Ed	June 2021
Mr. Rogers and George Floyd	Levick, Richard	June 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) George Washington Struggles with Slavery	Stewart, David	June 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) “Catcher in the Rye” on D-Day	Watson, Bruce	June 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Herndon Climb Honors Heroism During Shipwreck	Kinder, Gary	June 2021
A Presidential Medal for Jan Scruggs	Grosvenor, Edwin	June 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) "To Heal a Nation": Creating the Vietnam Wall	Reston, James	June 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) James Monroe: The Last Founder	Unger, Harlow	Spring 2021
"You're the Media and You're Going to Die"	Levick, Richard	Spring 2021
Which is Our Song, Our "Shenandoah?"	Watson, Bruce	Spring 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Remembering Vernon Jordan	Osnos, Peter	Spring 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) "Freedom is a Constant Struggle"	Holt, Thomas	Spring 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Wrapped in Glory: Black Troops of the Civil War	Egerton, Douglas	Spring 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) What is the Soul of America?	Meacham, Jon	Spring 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) B.B. Was the King of the Blues	Ferris, William	Spring 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Chief Seattle Speaks to the Ages	Buerge, David	Spring 2021
"I Am A Man"	Brush, Chase	Spring 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Frances Perkins Brought You the Weekend	Watson, Bruce	Spring 2021
The "Big Easy" and the Birth of Jazz	Glass, Brent	Spring 2021
The Two-Party System is Failing Badly	Readers,	Spring 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) Lincoln's Corrupt War Department	Oates, Stephen	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Nixon and Watergate	Olmsted, Kathryn	February/March 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) JFK's Fighter-Bombers	Gelfand, Mark	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Attempted Impeachment of Thomas Jefferson	Banning, Lance	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Stop the Censorship of Mainstream Publications	Grosvenor, Edwin	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson	McFeely, William	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Bush After 9/11	Olmsted, Kathryn	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
Lincoln Warned About Mobs and Demagogues	Reynolds, David	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) George Washington: “The Tyrant, Instead of the Savior, of his Country"	Banning, Lance	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Obama: Benghazi and Clinton's E-mails	Lichtman, Allan	February/March 2021