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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) B.B. Was the King of the Blues	Ferris, William	Spring 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) "Freedom is a Constant Struggle"	Holt, Thomas	Spring 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) What is the Soul of America?	Meacham, Jon	Spring 2021
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Grover Cleveland's Attorney General Tries to Get Rich Quick	Williams, R. Hal	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) James Monroe’s “Furniture Fund”	Banner, James	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Ulysses S. Grant and the Whisky Frauds	McFeely, William	February/March 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) JFK's Fighter-Bombers	Gelfand, Mark	February/March 2021
The Impeachment of Trump is Divisive and Unnecessary	Hanson, Victor	February/March 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Truman Dogged by Charges of “Favoritism and Influence”	Boylan, James	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Did Hayes Steal the Election from Tilden?	Sproat, John	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Attempted Impeachment of Thomas Jefferson	Banning, Lance	February/March 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) The Attempts to Impeach John Tyler	Holt, Michael	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Nixon and Watergate	Olmsted, Kathryn	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Lincoln's Corrupt War Department	Oates, Stephen	February/March 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Corruption and Treason in the Buchanan Cabinet	Holt, Michael	February/March 2021
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) McKinley and Mismanagement in the Spanish-American War	Sproat, John	February/March 2021
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Harding and Teapot Dome	Ingalls, Robert	February/March 2021
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson	McFeely, William	February/March 2021
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Eisenhower’s Gifts	Gelfand, Marvin	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A History of Presidential Misdeeds	Banner, James	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Special Issue on Presidential Misdeeds	Grosvenor, Edwin	February/March 2021
The Coup Evidence is Damning	Truscott IV, Lucian	February/March 2021
Ten Historians Assess the Trump Presidency and Recent Crisis	Grosvenor, Edwin	February/March 2021
Bad Things Can Happen When People Feel Cheated	Denton, Any	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Stop the Censorship of Mainstream Publications	Grosvenor, Edwin	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Obama: Benghazi and Clinton's E-mails	Lichtman, Allan	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Reagan and the Iran-Contra Scandal	Suri, Jeremi	February/March 2021
Trump was Consequential, but Crude and Confrontational	Shribman, David	February/March 2021
Eternal Vigilance Will Always Be the Price of Freedom	Weisberger, Bernard	February/March 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Andrew Jackson Censured for a “High Crime”	Ellis, Richard	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Impeachment of Bill Clinton	Brownell, Kathryn	February/March 2021
Lincoln's Thoughts on the “Mobocratic Spirit”	Watson, Bruce	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Ford's Pardon of Nixon	Hoff, John	February/March 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Bush After 9/11	Olmsted, Kathryn	February/March 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) George Washington: “The Tyrant, Instead of the Savior, of his Country"	Banning, Lance	February/March 2021
Lincoln Warned About Mobs and Demagogues	Reynolds, David	February/March 2021
Madison Warned We Must Have “Virtue”	Stewart, David	February/March 2021
A Pathetic Low	Kershaw, Alex	February/March 2021
Another Ugly Insurrection	Wilkie, Curtis	February/March 2021
Character is Destiny	Yoder, Edwin	February/March 2021
JFK Assassination	Reader, Various	Winter 2021
New Broadcast of "It's a Wonderful Life"	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) The Voice of Young America	DiGirolamo, Vincent	Winter 2021
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Christmas Dinner at Mount Vernon	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Those Were the Days	Cullen, Jim	Winter 2021
2020 Articles by Approximate Date	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Two Hours in Hell at Pearl Harbor	Offley, Ed	Winter 2021
2020 Articles by Issue	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
2020 Articles by Author	Grosvenor, Edwin	Winter 2021
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Tecumseh and The Prophet at Tippecanoe	Cozzens, Peter	Winter 2021