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Snuff ‘n Sniff
Jun 6 2010
Cities as olfactory factories and what, historically, humans have thought and done about it. [...] »
The Auto Industry Goes to War
Jun 6 2010
Domestic automotive manufacturing took a back seat to military transport needs in World War II. [...] »
Stonewall Jackson and the Battle of Chancellorsville
Apr 4 2010
The Confederate battle plan at Chancellorsville was extraordinarily daring and risky. [...] »
Refugees from the American Revolutionary War
Apr 4 2010
Neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother, father against son. [...] »
Forebears’ Furniture
Apr 4 2010
How would a 1790 Pennsylvania farmhouse have been furnished? [...] »
A Clear Shot across the Continent
Apr 4 2010
President Polk, the fortunes of war, territory, and the ever-present compromises of history. [...] »
Tips to Trappers
Apr 4 2010
What do Sears Roebuck, farming, advertising, furs, and rural America have in common? [...] »
Reagan's "Rising Tide"
Apr 4 2010
Economic policy during the Reagan Administration [...] »
Deserters in the Civil War
Apr 4 2010
What happened to Civil War deserters after they deserted? [...] »
True Americans in the Cold War
Apr 4 2010
Looking for the Red in the Red, White, and Blue? [...] »
