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Historical Era

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Title	Author	Issue
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Was Jefferson Davis Captured in a Dress?	Swanson, James	Fall 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s) Wrong Turns In Korea	Dallek, Robert	Fall 2010
America's Oddest Election	Holzer, Harold	Fall 2010
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Texas' Pacific War Museum	Editors, The	Summer 2010
ERA 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930) America's Bloodiest Battle	Lengel, Edward	Summer 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s) The Summer Of Our Discontent	Watson, Bruce	Summer 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s) Compromise 5: Medicare’s Complicated Birth	Dallek, Robert	Summer 2010
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Compromise - Finding A Way Forward	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2010
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Compromise 2: Missouri, Slave Or Free?	Howe, Daniel	Summer 2010
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Compromise 3: Clay and The 1850 Debate	Remini, Robert	Summer 2010
Editor’s Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Summer 2010
Letters To The Editor	Readers, The	Summer 2010
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Winning Gold at Last	Pope, Victoria	Summer 2010
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Traveling National Archives Exhibits on the Civil War	Editors, The	Summer 2010
The South’s Mighty Gamble On King Cotton	Dattell, Gene	Summer 2010
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Hoover Dam Turns 75	Editors, The	Summer 2010
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Summer Books	Kopper, Philip	Summer 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) From Civil War to Civil Rights	Gates, Henry	Summer 2010
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) Compromise 4: Whittling Down The New Deal	Kennedy, David	Summer 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) A Spirit and Power Far Beyond Its Letter	Holzer, Harold	Summer 2010
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Compromise 1: The Philadelphia Story	Ellis, Joseph	Summer 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) In the Defense of the Republic	Horton, James	Summer 2010
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s) The 1960 Sit-in At The Woolworth’s	Kopper, Philip	Spring 2010
Editor’s Letter	Grosvenor, Edwin	Spring 2010
Lincoln Snatches The Nomination	Holzer, Harold	Spring 2010
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Archaeologists at Roanoke Unearth New Clues	Rodibaugh, Jennifer	Spring 2010
Sizzling Satchel Paige	Tye, Larry	Spring 2010
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900) Twain’s Game	Editors, The	Spring 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Pony Rides Again (and Again)	Corbett, Christopher	Spring 2010
Letters To The Editor	Readers, The	Spring 2010
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Franklin Charms Paris	Fleming, Thomas	Spring 2010
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585-1763) Has Roanoke’s Lost Colony Been Found?	Horn, James	Spring 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) The Battle Of The Little Bighorn	Philbrick, Nathaniel	Spring 2010
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) The Portable Past	Stange, Eric	Spring 2010
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945) A Measureless Peril: America in the Fight for the Atlantic, the Longest Battle of World War II, by Richard Snow	Symonds, Craig	Spring 2010
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) A Country of Vast Designs: James K. Polk, The Mexican War and The Conquest of the American Continent, By Robert W. Merry	Huntington, Tom	Spring 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Lincoln Saves A Schoolboy’s Pride	Editors, The	Spring 2010
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) What Hath God Wrought?	Howe, Daniel	Winter 2010
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) Massacre in Florida	Resendez, Andres	Winter 2010
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585-1763) Jamestown Hangs in the Balance	Horn, James	Winter 2010
ERA 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620) A Pox on the New World	Mann, Charles	Winter 2010
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585-1763) New Amsterdam Becomes New York	Shorto, Russell	Winter 2010
ERA 2: Colonialism and Settlement (1585-1763) Pontiac’s War	Taylor, Alan	Winter 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) Iron Wills, Iron Ships	Holloway, Anna	Winter 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) “The Tide is Setting Strongly Against Us”	Ayers, Edward	Winter 2010
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) A Graceful Exit	Winik, Jay	Winter 2010
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Holiday Gift Special	Kopper, Philip	Winter 2010
ERA 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) Polk's Peace	De Sapio, Michael	Winter 2010
ERA 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s) Madison’s Radical Agenda	Ellis, Joseph	Winter 2010
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present) Happy 60th, American Heritage!	Weisberger, Bernard	Winter 2010