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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Discovering Gold in the American River	Gordon, John	February/March 1998
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The Rise of The Skyscraper and the Fall of Louis Sullivan	Wiseman, Carter	February/March 1998
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Charting the Century	Snow, Richard	February/March 1998
Untitled		December 1997
Boom-and-bust Legacy		December 1997
To Plan A Trip		December 1997
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Spanish Colonial Christmas in San Antonio		December 1997
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Bang or a Whimper?	Gordon, John	December 1997
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) The International Purity Congress and Other Endeavors	Weisberger, Bernard	December 1997
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Being Chastised for Speaking Truthfully About Sputnik		December 1997
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) The Tragedy of Bridget Such-a-one	Quinn, Peter	December 1997
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Grab the Wheel, Bull		December 1997
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Early Color TV		December 1997
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Asleep at the Switchboard During the Trinity Test		December 1997
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Snagging a Ted Williams Line Drive		December 1997
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Will Rogers Didn't Have to Die That Day		December 1997
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Confessions of a British Invader	Whitcomb, Ian	December 1997
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) This Special Issue	Snow, Richard	December 1997
1822<br /> One Hundred And Seventy-five Years Ago	O'Brien, Frederic	December 1997
1847<br /> One Hundred And Fifty Years Ago		December 1997
1922<br /> Seventy-five Years Ago		December 1997
1947Fifty Years Ago		December 1997
1947Fifty Years Ago		December 1997
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Finding My 11-Year-Old Self in a Historic Book	Murphy, Richard	December 1997
More Martini Lore		December 1997
More Martini Lore		December 1997
More Martini Lore		December 1997
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Electrocution of Luigi Storti	Zobel, Hiller	December 1997
More Martini Lore		December 1997
A British-invasion Time Line		December 1997
Correspondence		December 1997
A British-invasion Top Ten	Love, Robert	December 1997
1945: The Famine’s Children A Century Later		December 1997
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) A Neglected Classic Called "American Humor"	Scherman, Tony	December 1997
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) A Parent's Use of World War II as a Teaching Aid	Snow, Richard	November 1997
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Back to Bessie Smith	Mccorkle, Susannah	November 1997
Bessie Smith On Cd		November 1997
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) The Last Bonaparte	Smith, Gene	November 1997
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Jefferson’s Slave Concubine?	Weisberger, Bernard	November 1997
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Cigars and Broadway	Gordon, John	November 1997
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Enticing, Balmy Bermuda	Editors, The	November 1997
To Plan A Trip		November 1997
Charles And Hermann		November 1997
1922 Seventy-five Years Ago	O'Brien, Frederic	November 1997
The Lost Guard		November 1997
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) A Child in the Reign of the Benefactor of the Fatherland	Readers, The	November 1997
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) What Happened to America’s Public Schools?	Bracey, Gerald	November 1997
1772 Two Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago	O'Brien, Frederic	November 1997
1872 One Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago	O'Brien, Frederic	November 1997
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) If Lewis and Clark Came Back Today	Duncan, Dayton	November 1997