While modern Oval Office seekers unabashedly promote their own leadership capabilities, nearly all 19th-century presidential candidates considered self-aggrandizement activities loathsome.

A Travelling History” is a fascinating look at a marginalized and misunderstood group of people who have encountered ...

Phyllis Pittman Kitt of Pittsford shares her love for research and photography in her book God’s Country, Historic Churches and Chapels of the Genesee Valley. The book features photographs and ...

For avid readers of the 19th century, books were not easy to afford. “It’s fully half of a week’s wage of your standard middle class person in Victorian England, and it would have been an ...

The curator of the exhibit, Rebecca Baumann, said before the 19 th century, people used cotton and linen rags to make books. As technology evolved, the process became more mechanized. The rotary press ...

THE MINNESOTA JEREMIAH: Caesar’s Column, a dystopian science-fiction novel written in 1889 by the eccentric Minnesota populist leader Ignatius Donnelly, is not a subtle piece of work. Set in New ...

While the 19th century wholesale tampering of the ballot box was not as evident as in the 1900s, other methods to alter elections emerged then, and some may remain today.

Harvard says it's removed human skin from binding of 19th century book. In its statement, Harvard said the library noted several ways in which its stewardship practices failed to meet its ethical ...

The book will be featured in an upcoming Rijksmuseum exhibit, "New Realities: Photography in the 19th Century," open June 17 through Sept. 17, 2017, according to the statement.

Shatzkes would read the book to friends and it was very well received and became known in the ... The Jewish Press – JewishPress.com. Home; News ... The True Author Of A 19th Century Satire.