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The Long Century
The fifty years between 1850 and 1900 were not merely a half-century of American history. They were a crucible. A nation cracked open by slavery, stitched back together by war, and then thrust, not always willingly, into an industrial age that would reshape every corner of life. These pages explore that transformation: the famous and the forgotten, the celebrated and the contested.
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The Long Death of the American Duel
Approx. 11 min read
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American Fenians: How Irish-American Money Almost Won a Revolution
Approx. 11 min read
The United States, 1850-1900
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The Vanishing Frontier: Why Americans Were Obsessed with Its “Closing” in 1890
Approx. 10 min read
The United States, 1850-1900
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The Machine That Talked Back – Thomas Edison Invents the Phonograph
Approx. 9 min read
The United States, 1850-1900
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The Transcontinental Railroad: Engineering Marvel and Human Cost
Approx. 9 min read
The United States, 1850-1900
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The Buffalo’s Near-Extinction and Its Impact on Plains Tribes
Approx. 6 min read
The United States, 1850-1900
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The Spanish-American War of 1898: America Becomes an Empire
Approx. 9 min read
The United States, 1850-1900