The Great American History Blog

LINK TO: Swing Shift: "All-Girl" Bands of the 1940s By Sherrie Tucker The history of “all girl” bands of the 1940s highlig...

LINK TO: Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe The career of “Sister” Rosetta Tha...

Instruments of Desire: The Electric Guitar and the Shaping of Musical Experience by Steve Waksman Did rock ‘n roll represent the “pent...

CIVIL WAR CIVILIAN LIFE: MANASSAS, VIRGINIA   Alexandria and Northern Virginia were the first areas to feel the fury of the Civil War...

There is a danger in writing history, that one will portray the past in warm golden hues of nostalgia, or worse yet, that one will super-...

The dynamics of courtship and engagement changed with the coming of war. Social activities decreased and the number of eligible men, especi...

Love, Sex and Marriage in Victorian America Over the centuries, brides continued to dress in a manner befitting their social status—...

Victorians had superstitions about being "lucky in love," even before the engagement was made. Victorian women would reject a sui...

Proud to Be an Okie: Cultural Politics, Country Music, and Migration to Southern California (American Crossroads) by Peter La Chapelle U...

The true impact of the Motown sound on the civil rights movement was probably an unintended consequence of Berry Gordy’s (founder of Mot...

In 1984, professional treasure hunter Barry Clifford discovered the wreck of the pirate ship Whydah , the first pirate ship ever to be reco...

By-line: This post was contributed by Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes on the subject of a PhD. She invites your feedback at kellykilpatrick2...

What would have happened if Germany Won World War II? Here are a couple of views on the ever intriguing question: The book describes ho...

James M. McPherson, For Cause & Comrades: Why Men Fought in the Civil War , New York: Oxford University Press, 1997 The Romance ...

King cotton. Speculation in real estate and slaves. The failure of technology. My titles on Amazon My titles at Barnes & Nobl...

Confederate banks and banking. Confederate money. Taxation. Inflation. Forging. Blockade runners. Partisan Ranger Act. My titles on...

The fall of Richmond. What happened to the Confederate treasury? Where is it now? Treasure Legends of the Civil War My titles on...

In White By Law , Haney Lopez argues that race is a socially mediated idea which has never been primarily based on physical characteristics...

In Guarding the Golden Door Daniels presents an overview of the development immigration policy in the United States from the founding of t...

Who were the pirates? Raiding the Spanish Main. The strange case of Sir Francis Drake. Legends of Pirate Gold My titles at Amazon...