The American Civil War is a remarkably well-documented conflict, especially on the U.S. side, fought by a highly literate population and overseen by a central government committed to conscientious record keeping. Wartime petitions from soldiersâ family members and postwar pension records illuminate internal household dynamics in an era when the family was the primary, and […]
Lincoln Ellsworth—American Polar Explorer (Part II)
by Buddy Levy In Part I published previously on The History Reader, author Buddy Levy introduces readers to Lincoln Ellsworth and shares how he and...
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