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Old Political Cartoons
Nov 11 2010
Poking fun and puncturing pomposity—how can you interpret political cartoons? [...] »
Martha Ballard
Nov 11 2010
Learning about the life of a midwife in 18th-century Maine through her diary and other sources. [...] »
Trade Routes and Emerging Colonial Economies
Oct 10 2010
The direct and indirect impacts of various trade routes during the 16th through 19th centuries. [...] »
East St. Louis Massacre
Oct 10 2010
Raising "the terrible weapon of self-defense" during riots in 1917 Illinois. [...] »
Trailing Lewis and Clark
Oct 10 2010
Spain sent several expeditions to find the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery. [...] »
Fine Line Between Thief and Entrepreneur
Oct 10 2010
Explore the fine line between Captains of Industry and Robber Barons and how the terms has evolved over time. [...] »
Digitized Newspaper Archives
Oct 10 2010
How do you go back and find "the first draft of history"? [...] »
New England Puritans
Sep 9 2010
Trying to build a New Jerusalem on the coast of Massachusetts. [...] »
Breaking the Confederate Line at Antietam
Sep 9 2010
Hour by hour account of how Union Generals moved on the battlefield at Sharpsburg. [...] »
The Possible Path of Barnard Bee
Sep 9 2010
Examination of counterfactual questions and how they are used in historical analysis. [...] »
