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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
Screenings	Barra, Allen	February/March 2005
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Missing in Action	Snyder, Rachel	February/March 2005
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Anne Frank in America	Feldman, Ellen	February/March 2005
“overrated And Underrated”: The Readers Weigh In		February/March 2005
History Now		February/March 2005
Restoring The World Trade Center	Armaleo, Maia	February/March 2005
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Central Fact of American History	Davis, David	February/March 2005
“The Main Event”	Barra, Allen	February/March 2005
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Saving The Daisy		February/March 2005
Time’s Wheeled Chariot		February/March 2005
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Bringing Camels to the Southwest in 1855	O'Brien, Frederic	February/March 2005
Time Machine	O'Brien, Frederic	February/March 2005
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The 94 Years of Kitty Carlisle Hart		February/March 2005
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) General Longstreet and the Lost Cause	Sears, Stephen	February/March 2005
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) From Zeebrugge to the A Shau Valley	Snow, Richard	February/March 2005
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) The Golden Anniversary of Our Magazine	Reynolds, Mark	November/December 2004
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Crucial Books on the Industrial Age	Miller, Donald	November/December 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Outstanding Books on Popular Culture	Nasaw, David	November/December 2004
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) A Few Excellent Books on Business	Gordon, John	November/December 2004
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Exceptional Books on Technology	Evans, Harold	November/December 2004
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Books Worth Reading on Modern America	Leuchtenburg, William	November/December 2004
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Great Books on the American West	Utley, Robert	November/December 2004
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Essential Books on the Immigrant Experience	Baker, Kevin	November/December 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Best American Biographies	Brookhiser, Richard	November/December 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Great Historical Novels	Byrd, Max	November/December 2004
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Some of the Best Books on the American Revolution	Ketchum, Richard	November/December 2004
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Finest Books on the Young Republic: 1787 To 1860	Maier, Pauline	November/December 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) America Unabridged	Editors, The	November/December 2004
The Colonial Era To 1776	Demos, John	November/December 2004
Correspondence		November/December 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Books That Mean the Most to Me	Reeves, Richard	November/December 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Talk with George W. and Laura Bush in the White House	Anthony, Carl	November/December 2004
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) The Demagogue's Downfall	O'Brien, Frederic	November/December 2004
50 Years Ago		November/December 2004
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Best Civil War Books	Sears, Stephen	November/December 2004
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Stellar Books on America from the Truman to Nixon Eras	Brinkley, Douglas	November/December 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Women’s History Writing Comes of Age	Baker, Jean	November/December 2004
Changes: 1789 And 1954		November/December 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Historical Movies Not to Be Missed	Barra, Allen	November/December 2004
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Told and Retold	Forbes, Timothy	November/December 2004
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Indispensable Photographs	Buckland, Gail	November/December 2004
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Vital Books on World War II	Spiller, Roger	November/December 2004
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) A Few Great Books on Sports	Kahn, Roger	November/December 2004
Changes: 1789 And 1954		November/December 2004
Actor Against Actor		October 2004
Now Playing		October 2004
Regional Food	Meyer, Danny	October 2004
Reformer	Jacoby, Susan	October 2004
Industry	Morris, Gregory	October 2004
Mystery Novelist	Penzler, Otto	October 2004