Kit Carson’s image obscures the reality of the multicultural West.
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From the Front Porch to the Nation’s Airwaves: The Commercial Rise of Country Music during the Great Depression
“… the Great Depression was the gravitational pull that created country stars and their nationwide universe of listeners.”
What Are You Doing Sunday Night? An Interview with Jason Herbert of #HATM
Inside information about the #HATM Twitter phenomenon
Harvard 1642: America’s First Commencement
Harvard’s first commencement was more than a celebration of hard-working students.
The Evolution of American Foodie Culture
Examining the post-WWII foodie revolution that changed Americans’ perceptions of eating
When the White Sox Blackened Baseball
Were the Chicago White Sox paid off to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds?
Black Sunday and the American Dust Bowl
Black Sunday completed the destruction of the region that became known as the Great Dust Bowl.
Retiring Chief Wahoo
Detailing the history and the controversy behind an iconic baseball mascot
The Voice of Béisbol: Jaime Jarrín
Celebrating the sixty-year broadcast career of the Dodgers’ Jaime Jarrín
An Early American “Auld Lang Syne”
Exploring the history behind the famous American holiday song