by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 27, 2024 | History News
Andrew LovatoFrom the Publisher: As Santa Fe has become more and more of a tourist town, its Hispanic citizens have increasingly struggled to define and preserve their own cultural identity. This book is one of the few efforts by a native Hispanic resident to examine...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 13, 2024 | History News
Julie SatowFrom the Publisher: The twentieth century American department store: a palace of consumption where every wish could be met under one roof – afternoon tea, a stroll through the latest fashions, a wedding (or funeral) planned. It was a place where women,...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 6, 2024 | History News
Lucy AdlingtonFrom the Publisher: A powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps. At the height of the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 28, 2024 | History News
Margo Burns, M.A., is the Project Manager and Associate Editor of Records of the Salem Witch-Hunt (salemwitchhunt.org), published in 2009 by the Cambridge University Press, the definitive comprehensive record of legal documents pertaining to the Salem witchcraft...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Aug 28, 2024 | History News
Mary Adams and Albert Mattin In 1863 the artist John Batchelder received word that Lee’s troops were advancing into Union territory. While he had painted many battlefield scenes, he was still searching for the one moment in battle to capture that would define his...
