June 2019 Readers’ Letters

Readers share dispatches about Charlie Curtis, Arizona landmarks, Custer films and con man Soapy Smith

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: America’s First Financial Crisis

A single rich investor's ruin led the infant United States economy into a terrible tizzy

Birthright Citizenship: Who Gets to Be an American

From Dred Scott to anchor babies, 'Born in the USA' has caused hot debate

Audiobook Review| Fly Girls by Keith O’Brien

Amelia Earhart, Ruth Nichols, Louise Thaden, Ruth Elder, and Florence Klingensmith made aviation history a decade after the 19th Amendment lifted American women from second-class citizenship.

Book Reviews: Churchill Biography and Hitler Analysis

Churchill, flaws and all; the political origins of Hitler; and the strange friendship of Mussolini and the German dictator

Mag: American History Featured

Thunder on the Left: Socialist Victor Berger

Wisconsin congressman was the reform movement's most successful pol

Hidden Heroes: News on the Run J.R. McClanahan and ‘The Moving Appeal’

America’s history has been frequently marked by contentious relations between the government and the press.

Audiobook Review| Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to the Presidency

A look into a stenographer's trial transcript, capturing how Abraham Lincoln’s sharp wit and folksy manner saved a client from the noose.

Jane Addams, Secular Saint, Scorned During WWI

Progressive heroine's reputation suffered when she tried to sell pacifism as patriotism

Mag: American History Featured

Reds Squared Away

Ho Chi Minh’s Failed Versailles Gambit

Vietnamese communist leader thought he could win Wilson's backing against the French

Book Review: Glory in Their Spirit By Sandra M. Bolzenius

In "Glory in Their Spirit," author Sandra M. Bolzenius uncovers the tensions surrounding the military regarding race and sex during World War II.

Fire for Effect: Road to Nowhere in Burma

"Despite the incredible constancy and valor of the men who fought there, maybe none of the great powers...had a clear understanding of what they were doing in Burma," muses columnist Robert M. Citino on the Allied role and their impact during the Burma campaign.