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American History • WINTER 2023 VOL. 57, NO. 4

Flood Trashes Historic School

Historic Banjos on Display

Confederate Memorials No More

Red Hook Remains

DNA at Assateague

Statuary Update

Mammoth Clues

Black History Preserved

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Hoodwinking Hitler

Presidential Temper

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TODAY IN HISTORY AUGUST 26, 1814

Embracing Ugliness

Picture This

Becoming B.B. • A crucial 48 hours changed a Mississippi-born musician’s life

Days of Infamy • Hostility toward Asians in America took an even harsher turn during World War II

Picture Imperfect • Photographer Ansel Adams brought his talented eye to bear on an American tragedy

Lighting Out for the Territory • Lewis and Clark were not alone in penetrating Louisiana

White Power • Lynching investigator Walter White risked everything to tell Americans the truth

Dissecting the Democrats

Taos Tale