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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Voyage of Mercy	Puleo, Stephen	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) America’s Constitution Inspired the World	Howard, A.E.	Winter 2020
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Andrew Jackson Reinvents American Democracy	Reynolds, David	Winter 2020
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Teddy Roosevelt and the Strenuous Life	Swanson, Ryan	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Freedom of Religion: America’s Greatest Invention	Waldman, Steven	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) George Washington Invents the Presidency	Ellis, Joseph	Winter 2020
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's) Rachel Carson and Silent Spring	Lear, Linda	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Madison and the Invention of Congress	Bordewich, Fergus	Winter 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) FDR's New Deal	Brinkley, Douglas	Winter 2020
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Reagan Outfoxes the Soviet Union	Schweizer, Peter	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Heart of the Constitution: The Bill of Rights	Magliocca, Gerard	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The American Presidency	Beschloss, Michael	Winter 2020
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) LaFollette and the Progressive Movement	Weisberger, Bernard	Winter 2020
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Jefferson’s Daughters	Kerrison, Catherine	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Young George Washington	Stark, Peter	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Major Renovation Unveiled at Mount Vernon	Grosvenor, Edwin	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Indian World of George Washington	Calloway, Colin	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Battle that Led to Victory at Yorktown	Philbrick, Nathaniel	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Revolution Song	Shorto, Russell	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Benjamin Rush: the Visionary Doctor Who Became a Founding Father	Fried, Stephen	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
A New Website About Colonial Taverns	Goss, George	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold	Malcolm, Joyce	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
About the Cover; Thanks to our Editorial Assistant	Grosvenor, Edwin	Fall 2019 - George Washington Prize Books
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Gun Control: Areas for Compromise?	Levy, Robert	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) What the Supreme Court Actually Said: Opinions in DC v. Heller	Scalia, Antonin	September/October 2019
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) What Do State Constitutions Say About "Bearing Arms"?	Grosvenor, Edwin	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Dramatic End of the Soviet Union	Burns, Alexander	September/October 2019
Thanks for the Memories	Viets, Thomas	September/October 2019
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Papa Hemingway Liberates Paris	Grosvenor, Edwin	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Images of Gun History from Our Archives	Grosvenor, Edwin	September/October 2019
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) What Does the Second Amendment Really Mean?	Ellis, Joseph	September/October 2019
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) A History of Gun Rights in America	Charles, Patrick	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Reasonable Right to Bear Arms	Winkler, Adam	September/October 2019
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Introduction: A Special Issue on the Right to Bear Arms	Grosvenor, Edwin	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) How Burning Man Got So Hot	Watson, Bruce	September/October 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Legend of Mickey Mantle	Roberts, Randy	September/October 2019
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Building the Transcontinental Railroad	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Slideshow of Apollo 11 Photos	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2019
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Light-Horse Harry's Tragic Fight for Freedom of the Press	Cole, Ryan	Summer 2019
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) “Let Us Die to Make Men Free”	Gamble, Richard	Summer 2019
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Remembering Neil Armstrong	Truly, Richard	Summer 2019
The House of David: A Midwest Cult That Was REALLY Good at Baseball	Nicole , Lauren	Summer 2019
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) Original “Cricket Clicker” Found for 75th Anniversary of D-Day	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2019
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890–1930) Best Memoirs of the Great War	Lengel, Edward	Summer 2019
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) McCullough's "The Pioneers"	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2019
Americans in the Spanish Civil War, Last Rough Rider, The '38 Hurricane	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2019
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754–1820s) Rediscovering Hand-Drawn Maps from the American Revolution and the Duke Who Collected Them	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2019
A Nation with "Collective Amnesia"	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2019
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) “What, to the American Slave, Is the Fourth of July?”	Watson, Bruce	Summer 2019
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945) A.J. Liebling on D-Day	Gay, Timothy	Spring 2019