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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) The Oldest Marine Recruit	Manson, Shane	Spring 2023
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Daring Escape of Frederick Douglass	Hirshman, Linda	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Reconsidering Jimmy Carter	Bird, Kai	Spring 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) How the Cherry Blossoms Came to Washington	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Marching With King in Selma	Yuhnke, Bob	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Marilyn Monroe Gets Down to Business	Snaith, Holley	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) We Must Do A Better Job Teaching Civics	Haass, Richard	Spring 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Bank Failures: As American as Apple Pie	Gordon, John	Spring 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) How We Saw the Vietnam War	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The Cathedral of Baseball	Watson, Bruce	Spring 2023
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) The “Greatest Upset” in World Cup History	Watson, Bruce	Winter 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Ted Kennedy Passes the Torch	Farrell, John	Winter 2023
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) “With Malice Toward None”	Meacham, Jon	Winter 2023
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) “These Are No Ordinary Times”	Hochschild, Adam	Winter 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Quiet Monkee	Levick, Richard	Winter 2023
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) First Shots in the Pacific War		Winter 2023
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Biddy Sues for Freedom	Hickman, Katie	Winter 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Fifty Years at National Geographic	Klein, Gil	Winter 2023
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Stormy Weather for Queen Elizabeth	Roosvelt, Selwa	November/December 2022
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The Founders Warned Us Against Federal Debt	White, Bill	November/December 2022
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) What Can We Learn from Losing Presidential Candidates?	Shea, Peter	November/December 2022
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Haunted by Authors: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery	Melville, Greg	November/December 2022
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) The Ultimate Congressional Scandal	Mitchell, Robert	November/December 2022
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Andrew Jackson: Our First Populist		November/December 2022
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) FDR Unites America for War	Shinkle, Peter	November/December 2022
The Best Essays of 2022	Editors, The	November/December 2022
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Jim Thorpe Finally Wins	Maraniss, David	October 2022
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Buffalo Bill and the Duel at Warbonnet Creek	Wiegand, Steve	October 2022
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Best Presidential Insults	Purdy, Mike	October 2022
In the Orchard of Dolores Huerta	Watson, Bruce	October 2022
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Dartmoor Massacre	Guyatt, Nicholas	October 2022
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Our Readers Choose: Favorite Books of 2021	Grosvenor, Edwin	October 2022
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Discovering Doc Watson		September 2022
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Remembering David McCullough	Grosvenor, Edwin	September 2022
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Johnstown: “Run For Your Lives!”	McCullough, David	September 2022
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585–1763) Carving Up the Americas	Asbury, Neal	September 2022
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) “Freedom is in My Soul”	Blain, Keisha	September 2022
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Antietam: America's Bloodiest Day	Martin, Justin	September 2022
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Italia Crashes in the Arctic	Piesing, Mark	September 2022
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) The Man Who Brought Opera to America	Smith, Howard	Summer 2022
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Bob Dole and the Nazis’ Brutal Last Stand in Italy	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2022
Discovering American History in Britain	Edwards, Sam	Summer 2022
Trivializing the Medal of Freedom?	Reston, James	Summer 2022
Pauline Maier on The History of the Fourth	Editors, The	Summer 2022
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) American Rebels at Sea	Dolin, Eric	Summer 2022
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) “To Those Brave Men!”	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2022
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The Black Woman Who Managed Morgan's Millions	Watson, Bruce	Summer 2022
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) When Abortion Roiled 19th Century New York	Ackerman, Kenneth	Summer 2022
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Turning Point In The Disinformation War?	Holmes, Paul	Spring 2022
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Führer in the Kremlin	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2022