In the United States, Frederick Jackson Turner predicted, each geographical region "will find its place as a fit room in a worthy house." Turner — the chronicler of the "closing of the frontier" and a ...

The film showcases Freedomland, an entertainment park in the Bronx, New York, that recreates 200 years of American history. It features attractions that depict significant events and modes of travel ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World. The “Visscher Map of the New World” including North and South America, 1658. A ...

The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded and revolutions sparked around the globe, technological advancements in weaponry played a critical role in shaping ...

That no man do sell or give any Indians any piece, shot, or powder, or any other arms offensive or defensive, upon pain of being held a traitor to the colony and of being hanged as soon as the fact is ...