American Press

Pithy tribute to Lincoln's Big Apple roots.(Exhibition: Lincoln and New York, The New-York Historical Society)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 1047 words; ...through March 25, 2010, designer: American History Workshop, chief historian...shaped New Yorkers' (and subsequently Americans') views of the new president. In...as if they have just rolled off the presses. The exhibit features several political...Proclamation and displays on the African-American ...

Classics: One Gallant Rush.(Book review)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 772 words; ...of our past. The African-American soldiers of the famous 54th...July 18, 1863, the Northern press celebrated the 54th's heroism...actions gradually receded in the American conscience. By the 20th century...that clashed with the common American belief that the war was strictly...

Fiction complements fact.(Scars to Prove It: The Civil War Soldier & American Fiction)(Brief article)(Book review)
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 613 words; Scars to Prove It: The Civil War Soldier & American Fiction, by Craig A. Warren, Kent State University Press [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Part of the war's fascination lies in the abundance of literature it spawned...

Close call on Christmas Day: in villages leading into Bastogne, two American battalions stave off a massive panzer assault.(Battle of the Bulge, 1944-1945)(Event overview)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 3789 words; ...trying to punch through the American perimeter into Bastogne...them, Hitler's plan to press on to Antwerp, split the American and British armies, and prolong...attempts to penetrate the American lines had failed; and word...deliver a one-two punch to the Americans' western perimeter. He ...

IMMP: mobilizing to stop the slaughter of Japan's dolphins and whales.(EARTH ISLAND PROJECT NEWS)(International Marine Mammal Project)
Earth Island Journal; 1/1/2010; 1203 words; ...a huge whirl of energy. We have organized special events, press conferences, and grassroots public education outreach all...the US, and Australia to promote the film. In October, The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA...