History Now Essay From The Editor Carol Berkin The name Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt conjures up many images: from hunter to teddy bear, from trust-buster to champion of capitalism, from Republican president to Bull Moose challenger. T.R. remains controversial, contradictory, and... Appears in: 17 | Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Era Fall 2008
History Now Essay From The Editor Carol Berkin As Americans anxiously watch the stock market’s daily fluctuations, the rising unemployment rate, housing foreclosures and the scandals that have rocked the financial world, the fear of another Great Depression hovers in our minds.... Appears in: 19 | The Great Depression Spring 2009
Lesson Plan Opposing Viewpoints on the Ratification of the US Constitution 8 Lesson Overview Students will develop a rich understanding of the arguments in favor of and in opposition to the ratification of the US Constitution. They will examine and analyze key excerpts from "Federalist No. 51," George Mason’s...
History Now Essay Technology in the Persian Gulf War of 1991 Robert Citino Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In August 1990, the Iraqi army invaded Kuwait. Five short months later, a powerful coalition led by the United States would launch Operation Desert Storm, one of the most rapid, decisive, and bloodless victories of all time. In just... Appears in: 31 | Perspectives on America’s Wars Spring 2012
History Now Essay From The Editor Carol Berkin In the decades immediately following the War of 1812, the face of America changed. Population grew and young Americans far outnumbered their parents. For many the West beckoned, and settlers poured into the region west of the original... Appears in: 22 | Andrew Jackson and His World Winter 2009
About page Lara Heimert Lara Heimert is VP and publisher of Basic Books, a division of the Hachette Book Group. She has published numerous prize-winning and New York Times bestselling books, primarily in the field of history. A graduate of Princeton...
News Talking of Souls and Scholarship with the Co-Winners of the 2018 Frederick Douglass Book Prize The following appeared first on Medium.com on February 26, 2019, published by the Gilder Lehrman Institute. Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Tiya Miles are the co-winners of the Frederick Douglass Book Prize for 2018. The Douglass Prize was...