July 2019

The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold

Excerpted from the George Washington Book Prize finalist The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold: An American Life, by Janet Lee Malcolm (Pegasus Books).

Jefferson’s Daughters

Excerpted from the George Washington Book Prize finalist Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black (Ballantine Books), by Catherine Kerrison.

The Indian World of George Washington

McCullough's "The Pioneers"

Ohio River Near Maysville, Ky is a painting by William Louis Sonntag Sr — William Louis Sonntag captured the primeval beauty of “La Belle Rivière” in his 1850 oil painting, “Ohio River Near Maysville, Kentucky.” Cincinnati Museum Center.

There was still not a single legal permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory when the U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787.

The Seneca Indians called it the Ohi:yo’ (pronounced oh-hee-yoh), literally the “Good River.”

Best Memoirs of the Great War

We asked Edward Lengel, a Contributing Editor of American Heritage, to chose his favorite memoirs of World War I and tell us a little about them. Mr. Lengel is the author of two acclaimed histories of that war, To Conquer Hell: The Meuse-Argonne, 1918 and Never in Finer Company : The Men of the Great War's Lost Battalion, and has compiled an annotated bibliography of hundreds of personal accounts of the war at World War I Memories. –The Editors

Apollo 11 on the Moon

The Saturn rocket at Cape Kennedy with Apollo 11 capsule on top. — The Saturn rocket at Cape Kennedy with Apollo 11 capsule on top.

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Liftoff — Liftoff

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Moonbound Apollo 11 clears the launch tower — Moonbound Apollo 11 clears the launch tower

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Crater — Image of one of the Moon's many craters taken from the command module of Apollo 11.

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A sidelong view of the Moon during the landing.

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Landing Module — The Apollo 11 landing module prepares for touchdown on the Moon.

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Earthrise — Earthrise over the lunar horizon.

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Armstrong photographed Buzz Aldrin descending the ladder to the Moon's surface. NASA.

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Flag Salute — One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.

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Aldrin Unpacking — Buzz Aldrin removes scientific equipment from the capsule.

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Neil Armstrong by one of the lander legs.

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Experiment — Buzz Aldrin performs an experiment

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Commemorative Plaque — A plaque commemorating the landing was left on the Moon's surface.

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Module Approach — The landing module returns to the main flight capsule.

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Neil Armstrong — Neil Armstrong grins after the historic moon walk.

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Buzz Aldrin, as photographed by Neil Armstrong on the lunar surface.

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Columbia Splashdown — The flight capsule after splashdown. Divers help to retrieve the astronauts at right.

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Apollo 11 Celebration — Rejoicing in the NASA control room after successful re-entry on Earth.

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Nixon Greets Crew Aboard the Hornet — The quarantined Apollo 11 crew members are greeted by President Nixon after their return to Earth.

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The famous ticker tape parade held in New York City for the Apollo 11 crew.