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Bruce Wilson Jr.The Crash at Crush: Wild Entertainment in the Old WestThe Crash at Crush was a disaster — but it launched an entirely new form of entertainment in the Old West.Feb 164
Bruce Wilson Jr.The Strange Fad for Victorian Insect JewelryFashion trends from the past can easily look dated. But have you heard about the Victorian obsession with insect jewelry?Jul 19
Dania KhaninStorm of Unsaid WordsForgotten Female Authors of the 19th Century: How Their Works Quietly Challenged Social NormsJust as it is remembered today as a period of great literary titans-Charles Dickens, Leo Tolstoy, Mark Twain, to name a few-the women who…Oct 226
Ed AyersinNew American HistoryThe Era Without a NameThere’s no single place to learn about the first six decades of the 19th century. So I traveled to the sites where that history happened.Jan 172
Scarlett DennettinSpecial CollectionsMissionary activity in India in the 19th centuryContent Warning Historical resources referred to in this post reflect the racial prejudices of the era in which they were created, and some…Jun 21, 2021
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Ed AyersinNew American HistoryOregon TrailsAfter navigating a minor hiccup in our own provisioning process, we set out for the West on what would be our longest trip yet.Oct 24, 2023
