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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) A Revolution in Color: The World of John Singleton Copley	Kamensky, Jane	Special Issue - George Washington Prize 2017
American Heritage Returns in Digital Format	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2017
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Finally, Recognition for George C. Marshall?	Reynolds, Mark	Summer 2017
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Grant Splits Dixie	Hurst, Jack	Summer 2017
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) A Moose for the Misinformed: Jefferson and Natural History	Coburn, Mark	Summer 2017
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) It Wasn't Easy, But American Heritage is Back!	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2017
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The USS Mason Battles U-Boats and Bigots	Kelly, Mary Pat	Summer 2017
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Missy LeHand: FDR's Influential, but Largely Forgotten Assistant	Smith, Kathryn	Summer 2017
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Lombardi: Character, Not Celebrity	Gardella, Richard	Summer 2017
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Bill Veeck: The Maverick Who Changed Baseball	Dickson, Paul	Summer 2017
Stop the War on History	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2017
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Patrick Henry Smells a Rat	Aron, Paul	Summer 2017
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) "Hail Liberty!" in Art - 25 of the Best Images of the Statue	Stuart, Grosvenor	Summer 2017
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) My Memories of Winston Churchill	Eisenhower, John	Summer 2017
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) “Hail, Liberty!”	McCullough, David	Summer 2017
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) O’Hare’s Last Flight	Kernan, Alvin	Summer 2017
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Standing Bear Goes to Court	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2017
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) 25 Years Ago	Editors, The	Summer 2012
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) 50 Years Ago	Editors, The	Summer 2012
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) "Oh doctor, do what you can!"	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2012
Letters to the Editor	Readers, The	Summer 2012
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Turned on by History	Bryant, Alison	Summer 2012
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Baltimore's "Sailabration" Honors the War of 1812	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2012
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Editor's Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2012
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Digging Up James Smithson	Burleigh, Nina	Summer 2012
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) High Stakes at Antietam	Sears, Stephen	Summer 2012
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Osceola Fights to Save the Seminole	Hatch, Thom	Summer 2012
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Has Amelia's Plane Been Found?	Crouch, Tom	Summer 2012
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Growing Up Colored	Gates, Henry	Summer 2012
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Ike's Son Remembers George S. Patton Jr.	Eisenhower, John	Summer 2012
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) 1940 Census Reveals the State of America 72 Years Ago	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2012
Letters to the Editor	Readers, The	Spring 2012
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Early Painting of Aviation Shows Flying Machines Not Yet Able to Take Off	Editors, The	Spring 2012
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The New Mexico and Arizona Centennials	Editors, The	Spring 2012
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) The Fountain of Youth 500 Years Later	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2012
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Putting History in Its Place	Stange, Eric	Spring 2012
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Spring 2012 Books	Kopper, Philip	Spring 2012
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Editor's Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2012
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Did Burr Commit Treason?	Stewart, David	Spring 2012
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Bruce Catton	Blight, David	Spring 2012
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) The Sage of Black Rock	Brinkley, Douglas	Spring 2012
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Proud to be a Mill Girl	Stewart, Doug	Spring 2012
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The Day When We Almost Lost the Army	Persico, Joseph	Spring 2012
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) An Ignoble Profession	Lengel, Edward	Fall 2011
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) An American Sculptor's Adventures in Paris	McCullough, David	Fall 2011
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Ethan Allen’s Ill-Fated March on Canada	Randall, Willard	Fall 2011
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Juking at The Library of Congress	Editors, The	Fall 2011
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Snapshot in Time	Strand Johnson, Rebecca	Fall 2011
First Bull Run		Fall 2011
Battle of Wilson's Creek		Fall 2011