Articles with keyword "United States"
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Ungoverned Passion
By Meredith Hindley
Founding Father and ladies' man Gouverneur Morris flees revolutionary Paris to discover the delights of central Europe.
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Big Sky Oasis
By Elizabeth Martin
Montana's hot springs were pockets of peace and luxury on the frontier.
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Deaf Meets Wonderstruck
By Katherine Eastland
An NEH-funded documentary inspires a cinematic novel, one to be seen as well as read.
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Public Parking
By Anna Maria Gillis
Frederick Law Olmsted designed pastoral escapes for the urban masses.
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The Racing Life
By Maryjean Wall
Kentucky jockey Jimmy Winkfield fled to Russia to escape Jim Crow.
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A Nation of Treaties
By James Williford
Minnesota examines the treaties between the United States and American Indians.
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A Diplomatic Education
By Meredith Hindley
Early in the Civil War, the Union narrowly avoided war with Britain.
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Traveling Man
By Corinne Zeman
Illinois explores the history of the profession shared by L. Frank Baum, Benedict Arnold, and Johnny Appleseed.