These trees were essential to the enslaved people’s labor, yet they also provided refuge and a path to escape,” Jones said.

Iowa became a territory on July 4, 1838. In 1839, the U.S. Congress authorized two roads in the new territory. One road went ...

Building on his earlier classic work, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America, Carwardine observes that the Whigs, ...

You never know what treasures might be hiding in your attic, but if you’ve got a few vintage maps stashed in there, you may ...

Buried in the earth since the Revolutionary War, a team of experts has finally brought one back to the surface.

From the beep of our metal detectors to the moment we unearth our finds, each episode brings you along on a treasure hunt like no other. We meticulously comb through forgotten battlegrounds, ...

This week's Ken Bridges Texas History column is the second in a 2-part series exploring the disastrous Red River Expedition.