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2008

Stories Published in this Year

First Images Of The New World | Fall 2008 (Volume: 58, Issue: 5)

“Lost Colony” Governor John White’s Early Paintings Colored European Views for Centuries

Holiday Gift Special | Winter 2009 (Volume: 58, Issue: 6)

Notable American History Books of 2008

Lincoln As Commander In Chief | Winter 2009 (Volume: 58, Issue: 6)

Even though he had no military training, Lincoln quickly rose to become one of America’s most talented commanders

First Images Of The New World | Fall 2008 (Volume: 58, Issue: 5)

“Lost Colony” Governor John White’s Early Paintings Colored European Views for Centuries

A new book claims Alexander Graham Bell stole the telephone from Elisha Gray, despite all the evidence against that theory.

They created towns and became the center of Western life, enabling wheat, cattle, and minerals to flow out of the West

The Washington, DC, cottage where the 16th president escaped to weigh such matters as the Emancipation Proclamation has been faithfully restored

Geoffrey C. Ward's New History of World War II

America’s Princess | Winter 2008 (Volume: 58, Issue: 1)

Twenty-five years after Grace Kelly’s tragic death, Howell Conant’s photographs of her still resonate with the “natural glamour” that changed Hollywood

Remembering David Halberstam | Winter 2008 (Volume: 58, Issue: 1)

The late David Halberstam was a journalist, heart and soul, with a distinctive way of writing history

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