When Juliette Kinzie first visited Chicago in 1831, it was anything but a city. An outpost in the shadow of Fort Dearborn, it had no streets, no sidewalks, no s

By combining both naval and terrestrial tactics, marine forces have formed a key part of many armed forces in history and are notably often among the first to f

In The Silver Man, readers witness the dramatic changes that swept the Wisconsin frontier in the early and mid-1800s, through the life of Indian agent John Kinz

Learn how to record interesting stories from the lives of real people.

How did Chicago, a city known for commerce, come to have such a splendid public waterfront—its most treasured asset? Lakefront reveals a story of social, poli