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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) If Lincoln Hadn’t Died...	Foner, Eric	Winter 2009
Major New History Web Site Launched	Editors, The	Winter 2009
Letters To The Editor	Readers, The	Winter 2009
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Lincoln & Frederick Douglass	Kendrick, Stephen	Winter 2009
Treasure Trove Of Documents Discovered In Whaling Town		Winter 2009
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) No Finer Bass Voice	Stange, Eric	Fall 2008
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Rearview Mirror	Stange, Eric	Fall 2008
First Images Of The New World	Sloan, Kim	Fall 2008
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) The Awful March of the Saints	Roberts, David	Fall 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) A Slave’s Audacious Bid for Freedom	Blight, David	Fall 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Nez Perce Flight for Justice	Edmunds, R.	Fall 2008
Treasure Trove Of Capa Negatives Discovered		Fall 2008
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Did Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson Love Each Other?	Gordon-Reed, Annette	Fall 2008
Dark Day Of 1780		Fall 2008
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) A Desperate Trek Across America	Resendez, Andres	Fall 2008
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Taken by Indians	Sweeney, Kevin	Fall 2008
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) 100 Years Ago: The World’s First Airplane Fatality	Editors, The	Fall 2008
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) American Survivors	Editors, The	Fall 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) She Kept the Nest	Huntington, Tom	Fall 2008
Washington’s Boyhood Home Found	Editors, The	Fall 2008
100 Years Ago		Fall 2008
Editor’s Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Fall 2008
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Lost at Sea for 24 Days	Fleming, Thomas	Fall 2008
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Disaster at a Distant Moon	Jones, Tom	Fall 2008
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Patriots or Terrorists?	Burrows, Edwin	Fall 2008
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) March on Quebec	Randall, Willard	Fall 2008
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Gonzo Gonzo Gone	Stange, Eric	Fall 2008
Letters To The Editor	Readers, The	Fall 2008
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) First Images of the New World	Sloan, Kim	Fall 2008
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Jamestown Colony Shipwrecks	Kopper, Philip	Fall 2008
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Did Alexander Graham Bell Steal the Telephone Patent?	Meyer, Ralph	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) When the Reaper Came Calling	Kopper, Philip	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) How Railroads Forever Changed the Frontier	Ronda, James	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Lincoln’s Home Away from Home Reopens	Geracimos, Ann	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Treasures from Our Archives	Editors, The	Spring/Summer 2008
Letters To The Editor	Readers, The	Spring/Summer 2008
In These Pages	Editors, The	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) George Washington, Founding CEO	Brookhiser, Richard	Spring/Summer 2008
Gettysburg Redux	Huntington, Tom	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Cartoonery	Rodibaugh, Jennifer	Spring/Summer 2008
Editor’s Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Evil Empire	Gingrich, Newt	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Churchill Offers Toil and Tears to FDR	Lukacs, John	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Magna Carta Comes to America	Howard, A.E.	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) The Battle for Fort Ticonderoga	Ross, John	Spring/Summer 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Robert E. Lee’s “Severest Struggle”	Pryor, Elizabeth	Winter 2008
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Unlocking History: Treasures of Robert E. Lee Discovered	Ross, John	Winter 2008
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) History and Knowing Who We Are	McCullough, David	Winter 2008
Fire In The Hole		Winter 2008
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Why Jamestown Matters	Horn, James	Winter 2008