The Ruin of All Witches
Before Salem there was Springfield. Malcolm Gaskill reveals the dark, real-life folktale of witch-hunting in a remote Massachusetts plantation
A collection of 35 Posts
Emily Kern traces the provenance of a modern folk hero
Before Salem there was Springfield. Malcolm Gaskill reveals the dark, real-life folktale of witch-hunting in a remote Massachusetts plantation
After the amphibious assault by the Union army two days prior, both armies, unknowing of the carnage to come, prepared for battle
Illustrated eyewitness accounts of the Union's amphibious assault of Fredericksburg on Thursday, December 11th, 1862
Victoria Finlay reveals the hidden history of the material world
An iconic, innovative 1960s airport terminal hailed as a critically-acclaimed architectural masterpiece
Hidden gems from the public archives of America
Susan Denham Wade charts the evolution of the camera
Weird headshots from the American Federal Theatre Project