How patrons of the arts became plutocrats aboard yachts. I n the early 1500s, an unknown wealthy patron is said to have ...

I started teaching in 1977, and across my nearly 50 years, I noticed that students were always interested in the history of ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family line, and he takes readers along on the journey.

Another historical fiction recommendation is the new book from the Nobel literature prize-winning South Korean author Han ...

While traveling through the South collecting music for the Library of Congress, ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax ventured onto ...

The Americas' showcases the wonders, secrets and fragilities of the world’s greatest supercontinent, narrated by Tom Hanks.

Twenty-six eminent citizens, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) today expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of vandalism and ...