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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) 1940 Census Reveals the State of America 72 Years Ago	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2012
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Early Painting of Aviation Shows Flying Machines Not Yet Able to Take Off	Editors, The	Spring 2012
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The New Mexico and Arizona Centennials	Editors, The	Spring 2012
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Putting History in Its Place	Stange, Eric	Spring 2012
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The Day When We Almost Lost the Army	Persico, Joseph	Spring 2012
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Spring 2012 Books	Kopper, Philip	Spring 2012
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Proud to be a Mill Girl	Stewart, Doug	Spring 2012
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) The Sage of Black Rock	Brinkley, Douglas	Spring 2012
Letters to the Editor	Readers, The	Spring 2012
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Eating History	Editors, The	Fall 2011
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Juking at The Library of Congress	Editors, The	Fall 2011
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A D.C. Civil War Hospital Becomes a Community Center	Editors, The	Fall 2011
Battle of Ball's Bluff		Fall 2011
Cherokee Loyalties		Fall 2011
African Americans In Combat		Fall 2011
Frémont Affair		Fall 2011
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Jefferson on the Bible	Kopper, Philip	Fall 2011
Battle of Wilson's Creek		Fall 2011
Letters to the Editor	Readers, The	Fall 2011
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Editor's Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Fall 2011
Fall of Fort Hatteras		Fall 2011
First Bull Run		Fall 2011
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Ethan Allen’s Ill-Fated March on Canada	Randall, Willard	Fall 2011
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Snapshot in Time	Strand Johnson, Rebecca	Fall 2011
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) An Ignoble Profession	Lengel, Edward	Fall 2011
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) An American Sculptor's Adventures in Paris	McCullough, David	Fall 2011
General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan		Spring 2011
Lincoln Inaugurated		Spring 2011
Civil War Chronicles Redux	Editors, The	Spring 2011
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Blackbeard's Terror	Butler, Lindley	Spring 2011
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Why the Civil War Still Matters	McPherson, James	Spring 2011
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) The President and the Lunatic	Watson, Bruce	Spring 2011
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) American Politics at Ten Paces	Fleming, Thomas	Spring 2011
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Iowa School Tales	Corey, Elizabeth	Spring 2011
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Spring 2011 Books	Kopper, Philip	Spring 2011
Finding Father	Wrentmore, Ernest	Spring 2011
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Playing in the Past	Stange, Eric	Spring 2011
Editor's Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2011
Letters to the Editor	Readers, The	Spring 2011
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Discovery of the "Two Brothers" Whaler	Editors, The	Spring 2011
Baltimore Riot		Spring 2011
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) From Russia with Love	Editors, The	Spring 2011
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) A Trove of Jefferson's Books Found!	Editors, The	Spring 2011
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Goodbye to the Last Doughboy	Editors, The	Spring 2011
About The Civil War		Spring 2011
Fort Sumter Falls		Spring 2011
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) A Boy From Tampico: Ronald Reagan	Brinkley, Douglas	Winter 2011
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Notable Winter Books	Kopper, Philip	Winter 2011
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Those Magnificent Men: 100 Years Of Naval Aviation	Zobel, Hiller	Winter 2011
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Picturing Alaska	Brinkley, Douglas	Winter 2011