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  1. The Antebellum Period

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    Artifacts Chapeau of Lt. Charles Wilkes US Naval Academy Museum Canal Line Boat "Frank B. Thomson" Erie Canal Museum Andrew Jackson on Horseback American Heritag More >>>

  2. Andrew Jackson Reinvents American Democracy

    By David S. Reynolds, Winter 2020, Volume 64, Issue 1

    Jackson had deep flaws, but he left a lasting legacy, strengthening the executive office and striving to represent as many Americans as possible. More >>>

  3. There Isn’t Any Such Thing As the Past

    By Roger Mudd, February/March 1999, Volume 50, Issue 1

    David McCullough explains why he thinks that history is the most challenging, exhilarating, and immediate of subjects. More >>>

  4. George Washington’s Beautiful Nelly

    By Donald Jackson, February 1977, Volume 28, Issue 2

    The President's granddaughter, a dazzling young lady of privilege, lived her later years with diminished means More >>>

  5. The Rise Of The Little Magician

    By Louis W. Koenig, June 1962, Volume 13, Issue 4

    Martin Van Buren, Andrew Jackson’s right-hand man, was a master of political intrigue who let nothing block his one unwavering ambition—the Presidency. But sometimes he was too smart for his own good More >>>

  6. Digital Reviews

    By Eric Stange, Spring 2009, Volume 59, Issue 1

     Matters of Debate IN THIS BICENTENNIAL YEAR of Lincoln’s birth, one of the hundreds of offerings about the 16th president brings his voice to life with particular power: BBC Audiobooks has More >>>

  7. Myths That Hide The American Indian

    By Oliver La Farge, October 1956, Volume 7, Issue 6

    Forget the stereotypes. The red man was of many tribes, with variations much broader than tradition supposes. More >>>

  8. Land!

    By Robert E. Cunningham, February 1966, Volume 17, Issue 2

    When the Oklahoma District was opened, boomers staked their claims. Sooners staked theirs sooner. Thousands of both were on hand, all with a single aim: More >>>

  9. Ordeal in Hell’s Canyon

    By Alvin M. Josephy Jr., December 1966, Volume 18, Issue 1

    The first men to follow Lewis and Clark across the continent to the Pacific were John Jacob Astor’s fur traders. They discovered the formidable chasm of Idaho’s Snake River—and almost never got out More >>>

  10. They All Were Born In Log Cabins

    By James D. Hart, August 1956, Volume 7, Issue 5

    Aspirants for the White House begin humbly and rise fast in the typical campaign biography More >>>

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