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Hodges' Scout: Interview with Len Travers

Johns Hopkins University Press has recently published Len Traver's new book Hodges' Scout: A Lost Patrol of the French and Indian War. Travers' book examines a group of colonial scouts who were ambushed on a patrol in upstate New York by French and Native American soldiers during the French and Indian War. Travers uses this massacre to explore the lives of the colonists who fought, died and even survived this massacre. Read more...

Did the Battle of Fredericksburg Change the Identities of Irish Soldiers?

During the American Civil War, the Battle of Fredericksburg was but one meeting ground of Irish immigrants from both the Union and Confederacy. Once fellow countrymen, these soldiers were forced to assume new perspectives on their identities amidst the chaos of war. The ability to consider themselves Irish immigrants vanished when they donned a blue or gray uniform. Read more...

The Conspiracy of Free Trade: Interview with Marc-William Palen

Marc-William Palen's new book The "Conspiracy" of Free Trade: The Anglo-American Struggle over Empire and Economic Globalisation, 1846-1896 is relevant not only to historians of imperialism, capitalism, and economics, but to the 2016 American presidential primary election. Once again, free trade has become a central campaign issue during a presidential election. Read more...

How did botched abortions spur the push for medical licensing in 19th Century?

In 1872, American medicine was completely unregulated. Up until that point nothing had occurred to galvanize support for medical licensing until the summer of 1872. The tragic death of young lead to an all effort to pass medical licensing in New York state. Read more...

What were the goals of the Axis powers and the Soviet Union during World War Two?

The strategic goals of each of the major powers of the Second World War changed substantially over the course of the conflict. These aims were heavily affected by events on the battlefield or shifting political realities. Still, many of the initial goals of the war were driven directly by angst over the Treaty of Versailles and efforts to dramatically reshape the world map. Read more...

History of Sex (American Version) Top Ten Booklist

These are our Top Ten History of Sex books (American Version). American notions of sexuality have dramatically changed throughout its history. These books seek to both understand and place America's complex and conflicted views of sex in an historical perspective. Read more...

Did multi-cultural societies become widely accepted in ancient history?

Multicultural societies are today common and ubiquitous, but when did such societies become not only normal or typical but accepted or even celebrated? Most likely, multi-cultural societies begin to evolve early in prehistory, as ethnic groups migrated to regions and integrated into existing societies. However, we rarely see multiculturalism celebrated until much later in historical periods when large states became the norm. Read more...

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