John Hancock was once one of the wealthiest merchants in New England and among the most popular and well-respected figures of ...

George Washington gained a reputation for bravery during the French and Indian War. He returned to farming to his Mount Vernon family plantation in 1759 after the war. He joined Virginia House of ...

International News Photos, wikimedia commons Documentarian and journalist Laurie Gwen Shapiro’s forthcoming book is about an ...

In her 58 years of existence, Angelica Schuyler had one of her childhood homes in present-day Schuylerville incinerated by ...

A landmark biography shows the storied conservative leader walking intellectual, journalistic, and financial tightropes.

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If you know the name Angelica Schuyler, you just might be a fan of “Hamilton,” where she stole the show by belting out ...

Miranda was inspired to create the musical after reading Chernow’s 2004 biography, Alexander Hamilton, which won the George Washington Book Prize. In 2011, Chernow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for ...

Is Not in Everyone’s Reach,” by António Lobo Antunes, a woman grapples with a long-ago tragedy over the course of a summer ...

On June 19th Ethan Klein, an American YouTuber and podcaster (pictured), sued three streamers who had broadcast lengthy ...

The National Constitution Center will award its 37th annual Liberty Medal to the Broadway hit Hamilton, which is celebrating ...

Author Ron Chernow, who has penned numerous biographies on historic Americans, spoke at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and ...