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The siege of Charleston during the American Civil War is the longest siege in US history. Using historic images, Richard Blackmon showcases how the siege marked the beginning of a new era in coastal defense that would continue until the Cold War. From July 1863 until February 1865, Union forces main... Read More about The Siege of Charleston (Images of America)

Before Stonewall, before gay pride parades and rainbow flags, before the gay rights movement, gay men and women lived and loved...just not as openly. Jeff Bradley was a teenager in the 60s, and knew from a young age that he was different, but the times, peer pressure, and family issues all kept him ... Read More about Being Gay,

The War of 1812 is perhaps the United States' least known conflict. Other than Andrew Jackson's 1815 victory at New Orleans and Francis Scott Key's poem "The Star-Spangled Banner" written in 1814 during the British attack on Baltimore, most Americans know little about the country's second major war.... Read More about The U.S. Army Campaigns of the War of 1812 (Illustrated Edition)

The Battles along the Rivers, Mountains, and in the Deep Woods of the South that Changed the Fate of Nations The American Revolution marked a dramatic change in the struggle for land along the southern frontier. In the colonial era, American Indian leaders and British offi cials attempted to accommo... Read More about Dark and Bloody Ground: The American Revolution Along the Southern Frontier

The Battles along the Rivers, Mountains, and in the Deep Woods of the South that Changed the Fate of Nations The American Revolution marked a dramatic change in the struggle for land along the southern frontier. In the colonial era, American Indian leaders and British offi cials attempted to accommo... Read More about Dark and Bloody Ground: The American Revolution Along the Southern Frontier