Author Archive

Angela Serratore: The Most Talented Dogs in England In 1895, a British weekly publishes the breathless letters of its dog-obsessed subscribers; They Saw the Signs End-of-the-world predictions that missed the mark.; First Ladies-in-Waiting Not all First Ladies are married to the President—the story of two Presidential nieces who shaped Washington social politics for years to come.; How to Make Friends and Walk on Swords During the nineteenth century, magic tricks were commonly published in newspapers, encouraging teenagers to take dangerous risks to impress their friends.; Aaron Burr’s Target Practice Was the outcome of the Hamilton-Burr duel circumstantial, or was it carefully practiced?; Post Secrets The young women of old New York had their mail monitored by parents and servants until they could visit that epistolary den of vice, the post office.