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The President and the Lunatic
Author: Bruce Watson
After assassinating President Garfield, a lunatic gunman mounted an insanity defense, which the jury--and the nation--rejected despite compelling evidence to the contrary
School Tales
Author: Elizabeth Corey
Young, naive, and irrepressible, a turn-of-the-20th-century Iowa teacher documented her coming of age in letters home
American Politics at Ten Paces
Author: Thomas Fleming
Strict codes of conduct marked the relationships of early American politicians, often leading to duels, brawls, and other—sometimes fatal—violence.
Why The Civil War Still Matters
Author: James M. McPherson
The nation's leading authority on the conflict explains why the Civil War still fascinates us
Blackbeard's Terror
Author: Lindley S. Butler
Artifacts pulled from the wreck of Blackbeard's flagship Queen Anne's Revenge offer a glimpse into the bloody decades of the early 18th century, when pirates ruled the Carolina coast