The new biography by Molly Beer explores Schuyler's life and relies heavily on letters written by, to and about her.

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

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

The Broadway musical “Hamilton” and the historian whose book inspired it are getting the National Constitution Center’s ...

This fascinating documentary sheds light on the birth of the most powerful nation in the world with a look at the life and career of the first President of the U.S., George Washington, who was ...

George Washington is one of five U.S. presidents who never fathered biological children —the others include James Polk, Warren Harding, James Buchanan, and Andrew Jackson.

And we know Washington's father died in 1743, jeopardizing the family's finances and rendering a proper English education out of reach for George, whose mother never remarried.

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His name was George Washington Carver. George Washington Carver was an American scientist and inventor. He specialized in plant life and was also an educator. He was born around 1864 on the farm of ...

The author of a new biography of Phillis Wheatley, one of the country’s first major poets, has received a $50,000 history award.