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The artist’s eye for the off-kilter and unusual offers a distinctive portrait of the West at the turn of the 20th century
October 05, 2009
| By Donna M. Lucey
The European discovery of America opened possibilities for those with eyes to see. But Columbus was not one of them
October 2009
| By Edmund S. Morgan
Explore these mock sovereign states fueled by local disputes, utopian idealism and the imaginations of a few eccentric individuals
August 24, 2009
| By Robin T. Reid
Photographer Sean Kernan followed Polish immigrants Andrej and Alec Bozek from an Austrian refugee camp to Texas
September 2009
| By Dewitt Sage
Born overseas to Vietnamese mothers and U.S. servicemen, Amerasians brought hard-won resilience to their lives in America
June 2009
| By David Lamb
In a brief life filled with loss, Princess Ka’iulani established her legacy
May 08, 2009
| By Janet Hulstrand
Two dueling archetypes dominated 20th-century American politics. Is it time for them to be reconciled?
May 2009
| By Lance Morrow
In the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, a culture struggles to survive as aquatic life becomes scarce
April 01, 2009
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
The artist's self portrait plays with our notions of an archetypal West
March 2009
| By Victoria Olsen
What's really behind the raucous pre-lenten rite? An intrepid scholar hits the streets of Trinidad to find out
February 2009
| By Barbara Ehrenreich
The watercolors that John White produced in 1585 gave England its first startling glimpse of America
December 2008
| By Abigail Tucker
In his book The Americans, Robert Frank changed photography. Fifty years on, it still unsettles
November 2008
| By Richard B. Woodward
Frank Buckles lied about his age to serve in World War I. Before his death at 110 years old, he was America’s only living link to the great conflict
October 2008
| By Richard Rubin
Gerald Mack lived the life—and photographer Sam Abell went along for the ride
October 2008
| By Robert M. Poole
He arrived unsure of what to expect—but the prolific author quickly embraced Seattle's energizing diversity
September 2008
| By Charles Johnson
The town of Floyd, Virginia draws jam-ready musicians and some toe-tapping fans
July 28, 2008
| By Kenneth R. Fletcher
For 40 years, Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos have lived with the consequences of their fateful protest
August 2008
| By David Davis
Confessions of an alleged Mafia princess
August 2008
| By Megan Gambino
A Look Back for Quebec City’s 400th
July 01, 2008
| By Marina Koestler Ruben
The father of the conservation movement found his calling on a visit to the California wilderness
July 2008
| By Tony Perrottet
Sports Illustrated photographer Neil Leifer hit a grand slam when he set out to capture a double play on film
July 2008
| By Owen Edwards
This seemingly simple food is a complicated symbol in Navajo culture
July 2008
| By Jen Miller
A Yosemite program introduces kids to the great outdoors
July 2008
| By Reid Pillifant
On the life and career of the 19th-century American landscape photographer who captured Yosemite in stereo
July 2008
| By Bruce Hathaway
A recipe from Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions
July 2008
| By Smithsonian.com
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