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The Outsize Impact of Textiles on World History

The Outsize Impact of Textiles on World History

Alanna Okun on Kassia St. Clair's History of Fabric

By Alanna Okun | November 27, 2019

How William Monroe Trotter Mobilized Black Americans Across Class Lines

How William Monroe Trotter Mobilized Black Americans Across Class Lines

Kerri K. Greenidge on the Lasting Effects of 1902's Crumpacker Rally

By Kerri K Greenidge | November 26, 2019

How Religious Revivals Gave Women a Voice in Colonial America

How Religious Revivals Gave Women a Voice in Colonial America

"Proper and upright did not mean passive and docile."

By J.D. Dickey | November 22, 2019

How George Eliot Became a Social Outcast at the Height of Her Fame

How George Eliot Became a Social Outcast at the Height of Her Fame

On Her Final novel, Daniel Deronda

By Norman Lebrecht | November 22, 2019

A Family Tree Forever Changed By Disaster

A Family Tree Forever Changed By Disaster

Sarah Abrevaya Stein on the Great Fire of Salonica

By Sarah Abrevaya Stein | November 22, 2019

Retracing the Historical (and Literal) Path of Napoleon's Retreat from Russia

Retracing the Historical (and Literal) Path of Napoleon's Retreat from Russia

Sylvain Tesson Attempts to Journey Back to 1812

By Sylvain Tesson | November 21, 2019

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On the Great Secret-Keepers
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When a City Goes Bankrupt: A Brief History of Detroit c. 2010

When a City Goes Bankrupt: A Brief History of Detroit c. 2010

“The country cannot prosper if its cities are decaying.”

By Jodie Adams Kirshner | November 21, 2019

American Diplomacy After Benghazi

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On Chris Stevens and the Risks Taken by Ambassadors Abroad

By Paul Richter | November 20, 2019

How the Vietnam War Changed<br> Political Poetry

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Daniel H. Weiss on Michael O'Donnell, Deer Hunter, and the Arts That Disillusioned Soldiers Turned to

By Daniel H. Weiss | November 20, 2019

The Debutante Ball in the Global <br>Age of Instagram

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On High Society Rites of Passage and Dreams of Fame

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Vodka Shots with Stalin: On the Dinner That Changed the War

Vodka Shots with Stalin: On the Dinner That Changed the War

Serhii Plohky on the WWII Allied Plans for the Air

By Serhii Plokhy | November 20, 2019

Blue Babies, Big Egos, and the Wild World of Early Open Heart Surgery

Blue Babies, Big Egos, and the Wild World of Early Open Heart Surgery

On Post-War Innovations in Life Saving Surgery

By Gabriel Brownstein | November 19, 2019

What If We Called It the 'Flax Age' Instead of the 'Iron Age'?

What If We Called It the 'Flax Age' Instead of the 'Iron Age'?

Correcting the Historical Bias Against Domestic Materials

By Kassia St. Clair | November 19, 2019

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