Declarations of Independence Then and Now by Steve Pincus
Steve Pincus’ latest book, The Heart of the Declaration, offers a new perspective on the influences that shaped the…
American history
James West Davidson on A Little History of the United States
‘Here is not merely a nation, but a teeming nation of nations.’ – Walt Whitman James West Davidson’s A Little…
The End of the War: The Atom Bomb & Japan’s Capitulation
Characterised by wars, crises and disasters, the years between 1914 and 1945 are considered the ‘German chapter’ in the…
A Little History of… Independence Day
Yale’s Little Histories are a family of books that explore the history of the world’s most remarkable people,…
The Liberation of the Camps: 11 April 1945, Buchenwald
It has been 70 years since the Nazi-led concentration and extermination camps were liberated by the allies. The…
Remember Slavery
‘If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.’ – Abraham Lincoln Since 2007, 25 March has marked the International…
Carl Van Vechten and the Women of the Harlem Renaissance: Author article by Emily Bernard
Carl Van Vechten was a white man who played a crucial role in helping the Harlem Renaissance, a…