Head-Tilting History
Some things have changed a lot since the time of the American Civil War – and some haven’t changed at all.  Take the art of the clapback, for instance...
Long before there was a United States, the Americas were populated by tens of millions of people with rich societies and cultures. The fate of these...
October is the season for ghost stories, but sometimes reality is even more chilling. There are grim truths and gory details from the Civil War that...
"Remember the Alamo!" It was the battle cry that inspired Sam Houston's army to defeat their Mexican foes at the Battle of San Jacinto. The victory...
Between camping, marching and battle, Civil War soldiers had plenty of contact with the natural world. Military service often meant trekking to...
The War of 1812 wasn’t just a war of conflicting interests — it was a clash of worldviews and cultures. In fact, the fundamentally divergent...
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