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Who Really Was FDR?

Author: Derek Leebaert

He could be charming and witty, but also devious and cruel, said aides closest to Franklin Roosevelt.

Triumphs of a Tuskegee Airman

Author: Philip Handleman

Col. Harry Stewart downed three advanced Nazi fighter planes in one day, then surprised the Air Force when he and his Tuskegee teammates won the first "top gun" competition. 

Ernie Pyle Digs in at Anzio

Author: David Chrisinger

Nearly killed by a German bomb, Pyle faced the fear and frustration known as “Anzio anxiety” among the American soldiers trapped with him on the beach.

Olmsted “Paints With Lakes”

Author: Justin Martin

Frederick Law Olmsted pioneered landscape architecture, designing Central Park and dozens of other parks and campuses across the U.S.

De Soto Ravages the South

Author: Peter Cozzens

Hernando de Soto marched across what is now eleven U.S. states, leaving a trail of destruction and disease.

Bringing Back the Buffalo

Author: Ann Morrow

Bison are returning to tribal lands under a conservation program launched by Deb Haaland, the first Native American Secretary of the Interior.

For America’s 250th Birthday, Let’s Think Local

Author: Hans Zeiger

Communities around the U.S. hope that the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary will inspire Americans to appreciate the importance of shared experience and preserving history.