How a Monastery Helped Preserve the West
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How a Monastery Helped Preserve the West

Thousands of religious texts as well as writings on philosophy, ethics, and history were preserved by monks, thanks to Cassiodorus.

For the Children’s Sake: Charles Loring Brace Rescued Children From the Streets
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For the Children’s Sake: Charles Loring Brace Rescued Children From the Streets

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ heads to New York’s slums and the man who rescued children from poverty and crime.

Titian Ramsay Peale II: American Naturalist and Explorer
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Titian Ramsay Peale II: American Naturalist and Explorer

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,' we meet an artistically inclined member of the Peale family who made his name in scientific illustration.

H.H. Bennett: The Photographer Who Put Wisconsin Dells on the Map
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H.H. Bennett: The Photographer Who Put Wisconsin Dells on the Map

A photographic pioneer, Henry Hamilton Bennett captured the wild spirit of Wisconsin and launched an enduring American tourist empire.

Rubens Peale: Illuminating Art and Science
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Rubens Peale: Illuminating Art and Science

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet another member of this creative family who founded and managed American museums in the 19th century.

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Mary Jane Peale: The American Art Dynasty’s Last Painter

Mary Jane Peale: The American Art Dynasty’s Last Painter

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet the last painter of the prodigiously artistic Peale family.

How a Monastery Helped Preserve the West

How a Monastery Helped Preserve the West

Thousands of religious texts as well as writings on philosophy, ethics, and history were preserved by monks, thanks to Cassiodorus.

For the Children’s Sake: Charles Loring Brace Rescued Children From the Streets

For the Children’s Sake: Charles Loring Brace Rescued Children From the Streets

This installment of ‘When Character Counted’ heads to New York’s slums and the man who rescued children from poverty and crime.

Titian Ramsay Peale II: American Naturalist and Explorer

Titian Ramsay Peale II: American Naturalist and Explorer

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,' we meet an artistically inclined member of the Peale family who made his name in scientific illustration.

H.H. Bennett: The Photographer Who Put Wisconsin Dells on the Map

H.H. Bennett: The Photographer Who Put Wisconsin Dells on the Map

A photographic pioneer, Henry Hamilton Bennett captured the wild spirit of Wisconsin and launched an enduring American tourist empire.

Pistols at Dawn: Honor, Politics, and the Violence of Gentlemen in America

Pistols at Dawn: Honor, Politics, and the Violence of Gentlemen in America

Political feuds, media insults, and a deadly code of personal honor shaped the rise and fall of dueling in 19th-century America.

Rubens Peale: Illuminating Art and Science

Rubens Peale: Illuminating Art and Science

In this installment of ‘The Art of Liberty,’ we meet another member of this creative family who founded and managed American museums in the 19th century.

Zebulon Pike’s Daring Expeditions Into the Louisiana Territory

Zebulon Pike’s Daring Expeditions Into the Louisiana Territory

In ‘This Week in History,’ a young Army officer led two extensive expeditions through the newly acquired lands of the Louisiana Purchase.

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Hanging Gardens of Babylon

The exact location of these mythical gardens may have eluded historians.

Bonds of Affection: Julia Grant, Varina Davis, and the Mending of America

Bonds of Affection: Julia Grant, Varina Davis, and the Mending of America

In this installment of ‘When Character Counted,’ the friendship between two first ladies helped heal the lingering wounds and bitter divisions of the Civil War.