Oregon’s conservative western counties want to break away from their deep-blue state and become part of the solidly red state of Idaho. They are asking President-elect Donald Trump to help make it ...

Mike McCarter knows his American history almost as well as he knows his Bible. His family has lived and worshipped in Oregon for four generations. "The only time I lived out of the state was during ...

When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott introduced his fellow governor from Tennessee this week at a border press conference, his words made reference to a bedrock piece of Lone State lore. "Now, I'm going to ...

In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. Charleston has always been a city that stands for something--a defiant port, a rebellion's ...

Changing views of slavery in the United States south: the role of Eugene D. Genovese / Robert William Fogel and Stanley L. Engerman -- The problem of slavery / David Brion Davis -- The drivers shall ...

Oregon’s conservative western counties want to break away from their deep-blue state and become part of the solidly red state of Idaho. They are asking President-elect Donald Trump to help make it ...

J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff. Have a historical mystery that needs solving? A forgotten moment worth remembering? Please send it to HolyCow@insidesources ...

Residents of McDonald County, Mo., upset with their exclusion on a list of tourist spots recommended by the state’s highway department, announced they were seceding and created ‘McDonald Territory,’ ...

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