Category: American History

The Long Death of the American Duel

Approx. 11 min read

American Fenians: How Irish-American Money Almost Won a Revolution

Approx. 11 min read

The United States, 1850-1900

The Closing of the Frontier

Approx. 10 min read

The United States, 1850-1900

The Rise of Baseball as America’s Pastime

Approx. 11 min read

The United States, 1850-1900

The Vanishing Frontier: Why Americans Were Obsessed with Its “Closing” in 1890

Approx. 10 min read

The United States, 1850-1900

The Machine That Talked Back – Thomas Edison Invents the Phonograph

Approx. 9 min read

The United States, 1850-1900

The Transcontinental Railroad: Engineering Marvel and Human Cost

Approx. 9 min read

The United States, 1850-1900

The Buffalo’s Near-Extinction and Its Impact on Plains Tribes

Approx. 6 min read

The United States, 1850-1900

The Spanish-American War of 1898: America Becomes an Empire

Approx. 9 min read

The United States, 1850-1900

Dodge City: Queen of the Cowtowns

Approx. 12 min read

The United States, 1850-1900