America and the Great War
byOn April 6, 1917, the United States formally declared war on Germany and the Central Powers. Unlike Europeans, during that fateful summer of 1914,…
Women
Fascinating Women: Gibson Girls Gone Wild!
byIn February I will be boarding a plane for Manila. It will take me 24 hours airport to airport, and that will feel like…
REVIEW: The Romanov Sisters by Helen Rappaport
byHelen Rappaport pierces the romantic veiling swaddled around the daughters of Nicholas II to present a pleasing, if sobering look at the four lives…