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Matthew Vriesman Receives the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year Award

On October 24, the Gilder Lehrman Institute honored Matthew Vriesman of East Kentwood High School, Michigan, as the 2023 National History Teacher of the Year. Students, teachers, past national winners, and friends of the Institute...

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History U Offers New Course on Frederick Douglass for High School Students

The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s History U offers free, graduate-level American history courses with top scholars for high school students. NEW COURSE! The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass with Professor David Blight In this...

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American History MA Graduates Explain and Celebrate the Program in Special Video

Take it from the teachers who just graduated from the program: The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History is a prestigious, manageable, and affordable path to a master’s degree in American history for educators...

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Explore the American History MA through Free Sample Course Lectures

The Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History offers an affordable, fully online master’s degree program led by renowned, award-winning historians to Gilder Lehrman Institute–affiliated K–12 educators. Preview the...

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Sarah Keyes - "American Burial Ground: A New History of the Overland Trail"

Geography

Sarah Keyes is an assistant professor of history at the University of Nevada. Order American Burial Ground at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through the link provided. Thank you...

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1906

Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884

History and evidence of the passage of Abraham Lincoln from Harrisburg, Pa. to Washington, D. C. on the 22d and 23d of February, 1861

Documents the attempted assassination of then President-elect Abraham Lincoln on his way to his inauguration. Written in response to a published letter by John A. Kennedy, who claimed, along with his detective force, the responsibility of...

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The History of Race Relations in America: African American Experiences, 1492-Present

Government and Civics

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John Barry - "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Plague in History"

John Barry is an author, historian, and adjunct faculty at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Order The Great Influenza at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every...

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Richard Brookhiser - "Give Me Liberty: A History of America's Exceptional Idea"

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Pacific Crossings: Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories, 1870 to the Present

Asian American and Pacific Islander Histories, 1870 to the Present This two-week NEH Summer Institute addresses the needs of grade 6–12 educators looking to expand their knowledge of Asian American and Pacific Islander histories in the United States...