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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Boston's Freedom Trail	Glass, Brent	July/August 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Special Section: America 50 Years Ago	Grosvenor, Edwin	June 2020
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Confederates Honored by the U.S. Army	Grosvenor, Edwin	June 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Reassessing Spiro Agnew	Holden, Charles	June 2020
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Confederates in Congress: Heritage or Hate?	Grosvenor, Edwin	June 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Vandalism in Lafayette Square	Grosvenor, Edwin	June 2020
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Juneteenth!	Watson, Bruce	June 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Women's Revolution at Time, Inc.	Crittenden, Ann	June 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) How the May Day Protests Stayed Peaceful	Grosvenor, Edwin	June 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Lafayette Square: Seven Acres of History	Klein, Gil	June 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Remembering Ernie Pyle	Klein, Gil	Spring 2020
No More Crises, Please	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2020
Remembering Ernie Pyle	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Yellow Fever Stalks the Founders	Fried, Stephen	Spring 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Richard Reeves	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2020
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Congress Fights the Civil War	Bordewich, Fergus	Spring 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) American Civilians Defend Against U-Boats	Gay, Timothy	Spring 2020
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Great Railroad War of 1877	Dickson, Paul	Spring 2020
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The Spanish Flu Strikes	Barry, John	Spring 2020
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) President Lincoln's Disastrous First Month	McPherson, James	Spring 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) How We Survived Black Monday	Greenspan, Alan	Spring 2020
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) The Legacy of the Warren Court	Stone, Geoffrey	Winter 2020
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) A Fateful Experiment at Jamestown	Horn, James	Winter 2020
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Voyage of Mercy	Puleo, Stephen	Winter 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Reagan Outfoxes the Soviet Union	Schweizer, Peter	Winter 2020
The Woman Who Said “No” To McCarthy	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Ride, Sally Ride	Swaby, Rachel	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Jefferson and the Declaration	Onuf, Peter	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) John Marshall Saves the Republic	Unger, Harlow	Winter 2020
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) The Woman Who Said “No” to McCarthy	Watson, Bruce	Winter 2020
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) The Frémonts Open the West	Inskeep, Steve	Winter 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Venture Capital Builds the Modern World	Nicholas, Tom	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Freedom of Religion: America’s Greatest Invention	Waldman, Steven	Winter 2020
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Harriett Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom’s Cabin	Reynolds, David	Winter 2020
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Teddy Roosevelt and the Strenuous Life	Swanson, Ryan	Winter 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) LaFollette and the Progressive Movement	Weisberger, Bernard	Winter 2020
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Struggle for the Alamo	Donovan, Jim	Winter 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) FDR's New Deal	Brinkley, Douglas	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Heart of the Constitution: The Bill of Rights	Magliocca, Gerard	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The American Presidency	Beschloss, Michael	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Madison and the Invention of Congress	Bordewich, Fergus	Winter 2020
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Rosenwald Invests in Education	Palatnik, Matthew	Winter 2020
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Rachel Carson and Silent Spring	Lear, Linda	Winter 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Thurgood Marshall, American Revolutionary	Williams, Juan	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) America’s Constitution Inspired the World	Howard, A.E.	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) George Washington Invents the Presidency	Ellis, Joseph	Winter 2020
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Andrew Jackson Reinvents American Democracy	Reynolds, David	Winter 2020
About the Cover; Thanks to our Editorial Assistant	Grosvenor, Edwin	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Benjamin Rush: the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father	Fried, Stephen	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
A New Website About Colonial Taverns	Goss, George	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books