Well into the late 19th century, the U.S. retail sector was overwhelmingly local, consisting of small, independent merchants ...

Attention, Shoppers!” by MIT political scientist Kathleen Thelen examines the political history and dynamics behind how large ...

Also in 1911, a machine made by Vulcan Steam Shovel of Ohio joined the fleet of Western Massachusetts Construction near Goose Pond in Lee/Tyringham. It could move 500 yards of soil a day. In 1912, ...

American novel as great titles renewed the art of storytelling and had the power to influence upcoming writers for decades to ...

The health secretary’s clearest plans for psychiatric treatment are a retreat to the past.

Brenton Hamilton, a UTRGV photography lecturer, cultivates a distinct aesthetic that challenges conventional notions of the ...

Jenna Deep is an undergraduate at Dickinson College, double majoring in archaeology and history. Her historical interests ...

Washington has maintained a military presence on the island since World War II. The reemergence of Greenland as a major point ...

In the 19th century, debates about contract workers sorted immigrants into "natural" and "unnatural" categories.

Mushrooms in 19th-century watercolors ... The manuscript was Miss Banning’s life’s work, and she yearned to see it published. But it ended up in a drawer at the New York State Museum in ...

“They want us to work more years and get less money!,” and “The people will not allow the robbery of the century!” Workers also carried signs declaring the current administration of ...