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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Pandemics in America	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Humboldt in America	Harvey, Eleanor	Winter 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Dred Scott: the Supreme Court's Worst Decision	Brands, H.	Winter 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Those Were the Days	Cullen, Jim	Winter 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Biden Predicts 9/11 Attack on 9/10	Klein, Gil	Winter 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Eleanor Fights Lynching	Michaelis, David	Summer 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Kamikazes Shock the Allies	Duffy, James	Summer 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Lafayette: A Hero Among Heroes	Unger, Harlow	Summer 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Ellsberg's “Magic Potion” to Stop the War	Oliphant, Thomas	Summer 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) How We Exposed the Secret Pentagon Papers	Smith, Hedrick	Summer 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) “Let’s Go,” Said Mrs. Graham. “Let’s Publish”	Downie, Jr., Leonard	Summer 2021
Credibility of TV News in Ruin?	Swift, Claire	Summer 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) On the Road with the Green Book	Taylor, Candacy	Summer 2021
About the Cover; Special Thanks to our Editorial Assistant	Editors, The	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) A Crisis of Peace		Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The British Are Coming	Atkinson, Rick	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Widow Washington	Saxton, Martha	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Stolen into Slavery	Bell, Richard	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Property of the Nation: Washington's Tomb	Costello, Matthew	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Heirs of an Honored Name	Egerton, Douglas	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) In A World of Trouble	Godbeer, Richard	Fall 2020 George Washington Prize
A Reagan Historian on Ike's Conservatism	Kopelson, Gene	November 2020
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The O'Learys and the Great Chicago Fire	Smith, Carl	November 2020
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Upon Starved Rock	Walczynski, Mark	November 2020
Ike Balances the Supreme Court	Reader, Various	November 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Laura Ingalls Wilder, Pioneer Girl	Miller, John	November 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Enigma of Jimmy Carter	Alter, Jonathan	November 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) "This Is London": Murrow During the Blitz	Edwards, Bob	November 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The ”Holy Grail” of Broadcast Journalism	Klein, Gil	November 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Thanksgiving Dinner During The Revolution	Editors, The	November 2020
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Have We Found the “Lost Colony”?	Dawson, Scott	November 2020
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Marquette and Jolliet's Excellent Adventure	Walczynski, Mark	November 2020
Did Hurricanes Save America?	Reader, Various	October 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Heartbreak at Heart Mountain	Brokaw, Tom	October 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Coal Miner’s Daughter	Snaith, Holley	October 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Words of Ruth Bader Ginsburg	Levick, Richard	October 2020
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Lincoln and Presidential Character	Reynolds, David	October 2020
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Mayflower II Returns Home	Brush, Chase	October 2020
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Ike Balances the Court	Eisenhower, Susan	October 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Secret Coup in the White House	Locker, Ray	October 2020
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Mayflower's Place in History	Philbrick, Nathaniel	October 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Spying on West Virginia	Horwitz, Tony	October 2020
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Vampires in America?	Grosvenor, Edwin	October 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Secret History of Prince Hall Freemasonry	Seymour, Ann	October 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Pandemics Change History	Stewart, David	September 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) We've Got Mail!	Watson, Bruce	September 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) British Ships Lost in 1780 Hurricanes	Grosvenor, Edwin	September 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Did Hurricanes Save America?	Dolin, Eric	September 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Fighting for the Wrongly Convicted	Grisham, John	September 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Were Hiroshima and Nagasaki Justified?	Grosvenor, Edwin	September 2020