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‘Trail of Tears’ • The 1842 Cherokee Slave Revolt was not one of Indians against their oppressors, but of enslaved blacks against their tribal masters.

American History • SPRING 2024 VOL. 59, NO. 1

Revolutionary War Traveling Exhibit to Cross the Nation

World War II Navy Veteran Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Picture Perfect

Strike a Pose

Truth, Justice, and the American Way $408,000

25 Films Selected for Preservation in National Film Registry

Historic Haven

Ice Age Trail Becomes NPS Site

‘Glorifying the American Girl’

Modest Conquests • In the shadow of epic events, Gerald Ford made some surprising history of his own

Text Messages

TODAY IN HISTORY • MAY 13, 1865

Beer City’s Blue Ribbon Mansion

No Enemy of the People • Distressed by harsh Patriot motives during the Revolution, Benedict Arnold followed “principle” in offering West Point’s surrender to the British

Death Became Him… Ever So Briefly • Warren G. Harding’s postmortem journey from luminary to laughingstock

Undercover • Real-life espionage is less 007, more man on the street

‘Boston Harbour a Teapot Tonight!’ • Four descendants remember the risks taken by their ancestors in standing up to the British in 1773 and tossing tea into Boston Harbor

Discovery of Unknown Tea-Tosser is ‘Stunning’

Capital Defense

A Very Compatible Odd Couple

Suited for Space

A ROAD TRIP LIKE NO OTHER! • BATTLEFIELDS, FORTS AND A WILD BOAR