http://www.thiscruelwar.com/the-failure-of-the-south-to-convince-delaware-to-secede/
We talk with photographer Rob Gibson about the different types of Civil War photography, and the art and science behind…
The British Museum in London contains many of the most amazing artifacts ever discovered. It was here that Britons, and their…
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/deep-swamps-archaeologists-fugitive-slaves-kept-freedom-180960122/?no-ist
Today, the visitor to the city of Rome can visit the ancient Coliseum. The mere sight of the gigantic structure…
The loss of Sir John Franklin's 1845 expedition to find the Northwest Passage was one of the worst disasters in…
It can be difficult for anyone, especially for a civilian who has never heard a shot fired in anger, to…
A sickly boy made his way slowly through the streets of Columbia, South Carolina. Few would have predicted any kind…
If you visit the home of Charles Pinckney, you will find no monument commemorating his achievements as signer of the…
Bookcases in the the library of Aiken, the 19th century governor of South Carolina.