Seeing And Hearing History

January 2025

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Western Americana Pioneer Life American Buildings The Materials of History Two Rivers Economic History

Stories published from " June 1955 "

Authored by: Esther M. Douty

So John Wise characterized his cross-country flight in 1859. All in all, the label is fairly accurate even now

Authored by: L. H. Butterfield

As Adams and Jefferson died, America came of age

Authored by: Fairfax Downey

Ne’er-do-wells and deserters, these soldiers lived hard, fought hard— and died when they saw a flag go up

Authored by: Stefan Lorant

Theodore Roosevelt, his widow recalled, watched Lincoln’s funeral from his grandfather’s house

Authored by: Stewart Holbrook

The restlessness of Vermonters, says a native son, peopled many other states—but a solid core remains

Authored by: Alfred Hoyt Bill

How Baron von Steuben used a tough winter to make a solid army out of a collection of untrained volunteers

Authored by: Dorothie Bobbe

Some old myths die in this new study of his West Indies childhood

Authored by: Carleton Beals

Thomas Morton liked the lush country, the Indians liked Thomas—and the stern Puritans cared little for either

Authored by: George R. Stewart

It was tough going, but the road over the Sierras could be used by men who understood how to travel

Authored by: Richard N. Current

An Excerpt from The Last Full Measure