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Thursday Highlights at OAH 2025
The 2025 Annual Meeting for the Organization of American Historians opened Thursday in Chicago as more than 1,500 historians and educators gathered at the Sheraton Grand, our...
The Tragic Fire and Sinking of the General Lyon Steamer
by Tom Clavin The Rock Island Argus newspaper clipping, April 7, 1865. March 31st is the 160th anniversary of one of the most shocking events of the Civil War: the fire and...
Riveting Historical Reads: April 2025
Looking for your next history read? Check out our favorite new history books publishing in April 2025. Fear No Pharaoh A dramatic history of how American Jews reckoned with...
Featured Excerpt: The Ride
by Kostya Kennedy Timed for the 250th anniversary of one of America’s most famous founding events, New York Times bestselling author Kostya Kennedy’s new book, The Ride, reveals...
Julie of Saxe-Coburg’s Sister-in-Law: Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
by Helen Rappaport New York Times bestselling author Helen Rappaport shares the unhappy, dynastic marriage of Louise (Luise) of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg to Ernst I, then Duke of...
Featured Excerpt: Naples 1944
by Keith Lowe Award-winning author Keith Lowe’s newest critical deep-dive into the history of Naples during WWII. In bookstores everywhere now! The Landings As night fell on 8...
Featured Excerpt: Propaganda Girls
by Lisa Rogak In Propaganda Girls, bestselling author Lisa Rogak reveals the incredible untold story of four women who spun the web of deception that helped win World War II and...