Congress, Politics, Books
and American History

Book Discussion on 38 Nooses

Scott Berg talked about his book, "38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End", at the 2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival in...

Book Discussion on National Insecurity

Mel Goodman talks about his book, "National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism", at the 2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Book Discussion on Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet

John Turner talks about his book, "Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet", at the 2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

American Artifacts: The Chinese in America (Part 1) - Preview

American History TV visited San Francisco's Chinatown and tagged along with historian Charlie Chin as he told the story of the Chinese in America to...

General Sherman's March on Columbia

Kristina Dunn Johnson, curator of history at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, talks about General William T. Sherman's capture of Columbia,...

Berlin Tunnel Operation

Retired CIA officer Lou Mehrer speaks about the Berlin Tunnel and "Operation Gold," a 1950s project conducted by the CIA and the British Intelligence Service...

Teaching About Slavery

Harvard Law and History Professor Annette Gordon-Reed speaks about issues related to teaching the history of slavery, and about the research that led to her...

Working Conditions Overseas

Scott Nova, from the Worker Rights Consortium, talks about laws and standards governing working conditions overseas in light of the previous month's factory collapse in...

Presidents and the Internal Revenue Service

White House reporter David Jackson talks about the relationship U.S. presidents have had with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) throughout modern history.

History of Columbia Mills

Joann Zeise, curator of history at the South Carolina State Museum, talks about the history and impact of Columbia Mills. The former Columbia Mills building...

Suicide in American History

North Dakota State Professor David Silkenat and George Washington University doctoral candidate Kathleen Brian talk about suicide in America during the 19th century.

New Books Being Published

A list of new books being released the week of May 20, 2013.