In the decade before the Civil War, the United States grew quickly and argued loudly about what that growth would mean.
In the early 1820s, before electricity or telephones railroads expanded and helped a growing nation expand. It was 200 years ago, and the steam engine whistle and sound of an approaching train ...
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America 250: Rails that built a nation: How America’s technological future began with the railroad
As the U.S. Department of Transportation notes that for nearly two centuries, “railroads have been an indispensable part of America’s economy, society and way of life.” That indispensability wasn’t ...
Historians compare today's polarized politics and federal immigration enforcement to the intense debates over fugitive slave laws in the 1850s, revealing striking parallels.
Split image: Left—two young men in old-fashioned suits hold a sign reading "NOT MARRIED BUT WILLING TO BE." Right—two young girls in matching, frilly dresses stand close together, likely from the ...
The 1850s were a decade caught between tradition and the promise of a new era. On one hand, you still had horse-drawn carriages and gas-lit streets; on the other, steam engines, telegraphs, and ...
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