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Historical Era

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ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Introduction: A Special Issue on the Right to Bear Arms	Grosvenor, Edwin	September/October 2019
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Indian World of George Washington	Calloway, Colin	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
Trump was Consequential, but Crude and Confrontational	Shribman, David	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) What Does the Second Amendment Really Mean?	Ellis, Joseph	September/October 2019
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) A History of Gun Rights in America	Charles, Patrick	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Reasonable Right to Bear Arms	Winkler, Adam	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) "Peanuts" Turns 60	Gertler, Nat	Fall 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) “Hail, Liberty!”	McCullough, David	Summer 2017
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) “Impeach President Washington!”	Beschloss, Michael	Fall 2017
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) “Let Us Die to Make Men Free”	Gamble, Richard	Summer 2019
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) A Few Excellent Books on Business	Gordon, John	November/December 2004
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Aaron Burr Slays Alexander Hamilton	O'Brien, Frederic	June/July 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) American Heritage is Back!	Reynolds, Mark	Spring 2018
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) American Survivors	Editors, The	Fall 2008
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Gun Control: Areas for Compromise?	Levy, Robert	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Happy 60th, American Heritage!	Weisberger, Bernard	Winter 2010
How Bob Dylan Turned Into Bob Dylan
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Images of Gun History from Our Archives	Grosvenor, Edwin	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) It Wasn't Easy, But American Heritage is Back!	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2017
Lincoln Warned About Mobs and Demagogues	Reynolds, David	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) McCullough's "The Pioneers"	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2019
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Nat Turner’s Rebellion in 1831	O'Brien, Frederic	August/September 2006
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Remembering Neil Armstrong	Truly, Richard	Summer 2019
Rudy Vallée: “Heigh-ho, Everybody!”	Gallagher, Robert	June 1972
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Slideshow of Apollo 11 Photos	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2019
The Impeachment of Trump is Divisive and Unnecessary	Hanson, Victor	February/March 2021
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The Meaning of 1918	Lukacs, John	Fall 2018 - World War I Special Issue
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) What Do State Constitutions Say About "Bearing Arms"?	Grosvenor, Edwin	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) What the Supreme Court Actually Said: Opinions in DC v. Heller	Scalia, Antonin	September/October 2019
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) What to See in Philadelphia, the Heart of American History	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2019
¡Recuerda El Alamo!?	De La Peña, José	October 1975
. . . And Last Out	Readers, The	July/August 1993
. . .and What They Wore To The War		October 1994
… A Brag And Chant For Bryan		June/July 1980
… And A Maid		April 1971
… And A Talk With One Of The Men Who Is Doing It		November 1993
… And Missourian		October/november 1981
… And New York …		April 1987
… And One Against His Son		July/August 1991
… And Santa Barbara		April 1987
… And Some Were Saved	Russell, Francis	February 1965
… And The Facts Of Encroachment	Layne, Elizabeth	December 1969
… And The Fight To Own It	Catton, Bruce	October 1962
… And Then There Was Usenet	Bates, Stephen	October 1995
… And Touched By Ike		November 1996
… But It Was Worse In 1784	Estes, M.d., J.	October/November 1984
… But The Patient Died		June 1977
… Then Was The First Blood Drawn In This American Rebellion”		April 1974
…all The Way To The Bank		August/september 1981
…and The Five Worst		December 1981