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Thomas Fleming talked about his book, A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding of Why We Fought the Civil War, in which he portrays the Civil War as a tragedy that American leaders…

Historians discuss the significant change in America’s foreign policy in the wake of World War II. Prior to this war, America was committed to a non-interventionism, reflecting America’s…

Thomas Fleming talked about his book The Perils of Peace: America’s Struggle for Survival After Yorktown, published by Collins. In his book Mr. Fleming recounts America’s earliest days following George…

A discussion was held about the relationship between the Marquis de Lafayette and George Washington. The Marquis de Lafayette wrote letters that urged France to support the Revolution, gave…

From the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia, historian Thomas Fleming profiles the women who played a central part in the lives of the founding fathers in his book, The Intimate Lives of…

Historian Thomas Fleming profiles the women who played a central part in the lives of the Founding Fathers in his book, The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers (Smithsonian; November 3, 2009). He…