History, as they say, is written by the victors. It’s also written by those with ready access to pen, paper, and, in many ...

Indiana author Craig Fehrman found journals, accounts and evidence historians missed for 200 years. His new book reshapes the ...

Bloomington-based author Craig Fehrman introduces a wealth of characters in his new book “This Vast Enterprise: A New History ...

To mark America's 250th birthday, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University has an exhibition rich with artifacts ...

Lewis and Clark’s expedition to the Pacific was aimed at mapping trade routes, but its heroic ambition redefined the identity ...

The Academy of Natural Sciences and the Mütter Museum have exhibitions about the role of plants in nation building.

For everything historians know about the boat that helped carry the Lewis and Clark Expedition into the vast Louisiana ...

In July of 1806, Captain Meriwether Lewis and three of his companions had a violent confrontation with the Blackfeet, resulting in at least one dead warrior. This encounter would lead to strained ...

Fort Clatsop was built on the Oregon Coast by the Lewis and Clark Expedition, which spent the winter of 1805-1806 exploring and establishing trade.

Glover's achievement is worth celebrating. But it's also worth remembering that he belongs to a long and underappreciated ...

America was still mourning the death of George Washington as the new century dawned in 1800. Washington died in December 1799 ...