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Jeffrey Rosen - "The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America"

Government and Civics

Jeffrey Rosen is a legal scholar who serves as the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and a professor of law at the George Washington University Law School. Order The Pursuit of Happiness at the Gilder Lehrman Book...

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Announcing the 2024 EduHam Online Competition and Lottery Winners

In partnership with Hamilton , we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Hamilton Education Program Online (EduHam Online) competition and lottery. EduHam Online provides students in grades 6 through 12 with a free, tailored...

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Hamilton and the Gilder Lehrman Institute Announce 2024 EduHam Winners from Middle and High Schools across the Nation

The annual educational initiative empowers students to explore history through original performances, with the added opportunity to see Hamilton on Broadway NEW YORK – February 28, 2024 – Hamilton and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of...

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2024 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipients Announced

March 1, 2024 — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Frances M. Clarke and Rebecca Jo Plant , co-authors of Of Age: Boy Soldiers and Military Power in the Civil War Era (Oxford University Press), are...

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Bruce Henderson - "Bridge to the Sun: The Secret Role of the Japanese Americans Who Fought in the Pacific in World War II"

Bruce Henderson is an American journalist and author of more than thirty nonfiction books, including a #1 New York Times bestseller. Order The Bridge to the Sun at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from...

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Brooke Barbier - "King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father"

Government and Civics

Brooke Barbier is a public historian and independent scholar with a doctorate in American history from Boston College. Order King Hancock at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase through...

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Kenneth Chenault

Ken Chenault is the chairman and a managing director of the venture capital firm General Catalyst. From 2001 to 2018, Ken was chairman and CEO of American Express. Upon his retirement from American Express, Warren Buffett, the company...

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Richard Webster

Rich Webster was born and raised in Altadena, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He received a BA in Economics from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School. He started his career working for Morgan Stanley in New...

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An Introduction to the History of Feminism

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An Introduction to the History of the Evangelical Movement

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An Introduction to the History of the Rainbow Coalition and the Young Lords

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An Introduction to the History of the Zoot Suit Riots

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An Introduction to the History of Women and Gender Roles in Indigenous Societies

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An Introduction to the History of Migration and Settlement in North America

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Jack Cleveland Montgomery: Peace to War and Back Again

Tom Holm

Few combat veterans have seemingly overcome the trauma that comes with their terrifying, horrific experiences. Most, in fact, suffer from the mild to severe effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and undergo flashbacks,...

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70 | World War II: Portraits of Service Spring 2024

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The Life and Death of Roger Romine: A Tuskegee Airman Gone Too Soon

Lisa Bratton

The Tuskegee Airmen were an elite group of African American pilots and support personnel who fought in World War II. Their relevance in the African American struggle for equality and respect cannot be overstated. During World War II,...

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70 | World War II: Portraits of Service Spring 2024

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The New AP US History Study Guide Is Here!

The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s AP US History (APUSH) Study Guide has been helping students and teachers prepare for the APUSH exam for years. But, as you know, the College Board announced several changes for the 2024 exam, scheduled...

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How to SAQ, Part I | AP US History Study Guide

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How to SAQ: Part I Learn how to respond to Short-Answer Questions about secondary and text-based primary sources.

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How to SAQ, Part II | AP US History Study Guide

How to SAQ: Part II Learn how to respond to Short-Answer Questions about image-based primary sources and non-stimulus-based questions.

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How to DBQ | AP US History Study Guide

How to DBQ Learn how to respond to the Document-Based Essay Question.

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How to MCQ | AP US History Study Guide

How to MCQ Learn test-taking strategies to answer Multiple-Choice Questions.

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How to LEQ | AP US History Study Guide

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How to LEQ Learn how to respond to the Long-Essay Question.

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The Early Republic

The Early Republic Led by : Prof. Alan Taylor (University of Virginia) Course Number : AMHI 630 Semesters : Summer 2024 Image: Joseph Laing, Inauguration of Gen. George Washington , published by William Blackman, New York, NY, ca. 1870s (The Gilder...

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The American West

The American West Led by : Prof. Elliott West (University of Arkansas) Course Number : AMHI 632 Semesters : Spring 2020, Summer 2022, Summer 2024 Image : William Hicks Jackson, Walpi Pueblo First Hopi Mesa, Arizona (The Gilder Lehrman Institute,...

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The History of American Protest

The History of American Protest Led by : Prof. John Stauffer (Harvard University) Course Number : AMHI 691 Semesters : Fall 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2024 Image: Warren K. Leffler, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963 (Library...