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New book by eminent historian casts shadow on legacy of Iowa's Henry A. Wallace
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 months agoDrawing on what he says are previously undisclosed Soviet records, an award-winning historian...
Author Nigel Hamilton featured speaker at Abraham Lincoln Birthday Banquet on Feb. 17
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHistorian and author Nigel Hamilton, best known for his two-volume biography on President Bill...
9 US presidents who faced sex scandals before and during their time in office
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFormer Presidents John F. Kennedy, George H. W. Bush, and Donald Trump.AP Photo. Diana Walker/Getty...
Paranormal paperback: Author donates newest book to Nocturnal’s lending library
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMONROE — Sporting a knit hat, Nocturnal T-shirt and sipping a sugar-free vanilla latte, dark fiction...
Historian David McCullough dead at 89
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDavid McCullough hoto by Stephen Rose/Getty Images Bestselling historian David McCullough died Sunday at the age of 89 at his home in Hingham,...
Albert Einstein’s Role in the Atomic Bomb Was the “One Great Mistake in My Life”
Biography via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPrior to his death, Einstein shared his regret over his role in the development of the atomic bomb....
Dick Ward's Once Upon a Lifetime Book Sale
Press-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 17—PLATTSBURGH — President Franklin D. Roosevelt died 76 years ago on April 12, 1945. The 32nd president's death notice blanketed the front page of the New York Times, and that original ...
12 Best Books to Read After Watching Oppenheimer
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 11 months ago12 Best Books Like OppenheimerDesign by Michael Stillwell Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is finally in theaters, and tells the story of theoretical...
Friefeld to deliver lecture at LLCC; other events planned marking Lincoln's birthday
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJacob Friefeld, director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois...
BOOKS: The Last Campaign: H.W. Brands
The Valdosta Daily Times, Ga. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 4—H.W. Brands travels here, there and everywhere in American history. While some historians stick to a specific era, such as the American Revolution, the Civil War or World War II, Brands ...