by Massachusetts History Alliance | May 4, 2023 | History News
Alexander RoseIn 1861, soon after the outbreak of the Civil War, two secret agents—one a Confederate, the other his Union rival—were dispatched to neutral Britain, each entrusted with a vital mission. The South’s James Bulloch, charming and devious, was to acquire a...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 27, 2023 | History News
Thomas E. RicksThe Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 20, 2023 | History News
Fred AndersonThe French and Indian War -the North American phase of a far larger conflagration, the Seven Years’ War-remains one of the most important, and yet misunderstood, episodes in American history. Fred Anderson takes readers on a remarkable journey through the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 13, 2023 | History News
Kevin R. C. GutzmanA lively and essential chronicle of the only consecutive trio of two-term presidencies of the same political party in American history, from the bestselling author of Thomas Jefferson – Revolutionary and James Madison. Before the consecutive...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Apr 12, 2023 | News, Publick Occurences
Registration Now Open for the 2023 Mass History Conference Publick Occurrences April 12, 2023 We invite you to join us on Monday June 5, 2023 at the Devens Commons Center in Devens, MA for Taking History to Town. Together, we’ll explore how local and regional...