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Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge

December 3, 2022

Highly praised by journalists and academe since its release in 2017, the book uses the drama of the Washingtons’ “relentless”...

First Counselor
Lady Bird Johnson

December 1, 2022

By Michael F. Bishop

History Matters
December 1 to December 15

December 1, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Evolving Mirrors and Windows Within Adolescent Literature

November 29, 2022

David Bruce Smith discusses the expanding canon of adolescent literature that has opened windows to a broader perspective and begun...

THANKSGIVING

November 23, 2022

Best Wishes for a Memorable Thanksgiving

History Matters
November 16 to November 30

November 16, 2022

Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

Patriotic Pick for November 2022

“American Republics”
by Alan Taylor

November 11, 2022

Suggested by Louise Mirrer, Ph.D., president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society

Veterans Day

November 11, 2022

Remembering every single person who has fought for our democracy to keep us free; 1776 to 2022.

The 2023 Grateful American Book Prize Is Accepting Entries

November 7, 2022

They should be books of non-fiction, fiction, or biographies suitable for 7th to 9th graders, published between August 1, 2022...

The “Other” First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement: Coretta Scott King

November 6, 2022

By Michael F. Bishop

November 2022 Newsletter

November 1, 2022

Clarice, Coretta, and Ms. Coles

Interview with Michelle Coles
2022 Grateful American Book Prize Winner

November 1, 2022

As David Bruce Smith, co-founder of the Prize put it: “This is a unique, powerful ‘must read’ for America’s young...

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