Beginning in 1870, the hunger for scientific discovery in Great Britain drove prominent scientist...

With its fiery crosses and nightriders in pointed hoods and flowing robes, the Ku Klux Klan remai...

As with other terrorist and extremist organizations, religion forms the basis of the Ku Klux Klan...

Factual and fanciful tales of the Nordic warriors known as Vikings have proven irresistible to fi...

The history of the U.S. Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies dates from 1790, with missions i...

Having flunked out of college in the fall of 1965, the author enlisted in the U.S. Army. After ba...

A colorful figure of 18th-century America, Israel Putnam (1718-1790) played a key role in both th...

John Wayne worked on film sets around the globe. This book follows the trail, from his beginnings...

Since prehistoric times, the process of cutting rock to make millstones has been one of the most ...

The Pittsburgh Crawfords were one of the Negro League's best and most exciting teams. At the hear...

The rubber industry was born in bankruptcy and built through bankruptcies. As this history detail...

The New York Yankees were the strongest team in the majors from 1948 through 1960, capturing the ...