By the end of the century, Congress had authorized a national archive of maps. Introduction In the...
History
This was the first map of the newly independent United States compiled, printed, and published in America...
Women spies of the American Revolution. Introduction Throughout the Revolutionary War, there are stories of heroism; those...
Two wives of the American Revolution – one a patriot, one a spy. By Victoria Cooney Lucy...
Examining some myths about women during the Revolutionary War and trying to find the truth. We all...
An 18th-century guide taught Americans how to eat simply but sumptuously. By Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald...
They may not have been hosting a cookout, but they did know how to imbibe and celebrate....
Poe’s story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the...
A full reading of Poe’s work. By Edgar Allan Poe (1842) The Masque of the Red Death...
Exploring the knot of spiritual dilemmas played out in the poem and its roots in Melville’s trip...
Jewish practitioners participated in the exchange of knowledge between Christian and Muslim writers and practitioners. The Book...
While Antony was consul, it appeared that little could be accomplished. Cicero was concerned about his own...
During the chaotic latter half of the first century BCE, Cicero championed a return to the traditional...
Alexander McKenzie’s plot to corner Alaska’s gold proved to be the last great swindle of the original...
White southerners looked to contemporary European nationalist movements and compared the South to aspiring nations abroad. The...
Visual access to real women’s bodies was strictly policed in the Renaissance, particularly in Italy. The relationship...
Museum and academic scholars are key players in the fight for contextualized and equitable perspectives of black...
Ancient Egyptians valued hygiene and proper medical care. Introduction Medical practice in ancient Egypt was so advanced...
The Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt around 440 BCE and wrote extensively of his observations of their...
He ruined the reputations and lives of many people by accusing them without credible evidence. Introduction McCarthyism...
One from 1917 to 1920, and another longer one from 1947 to 1957 with Joseph McCarthy’s infamous...
In the Elizabethan age privateers were sailors and adventurers who scoured the Caribbean and Atlantic for treasure...
Drake was on an official mission to find a trade route – and a secret mission from...
The field where wily Germanic warriors halted the spread of the Roman Empire. “This is the soil...
The Gaulish language and cultural identity underwent a syncretism with the Roman culture of the new governing...
The term New Deal derives from Franklin Roosevelt’s 1932 speech accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president....
With war approaching, Roosevelt sought information on Japanese Americans from government intelligence agencies. Introduction The 32nd president of...
Looking at developments that shaped culture during the period. Introduction Few historical concepts have such powerful resonance...
Charlemagne took a serious interest in scholarship, promoting the liberal arts at the court, and encouraging education....
Goddesses have traditionally protected against sickness and cured the ill, according to Hindu belief. But there’s a...