Abolitionist John Brown commissioned a blacksmith to produce hundreds of pikes – deadly spear-like weapons made from iron and wood, for his team of militiamen to raid the armoury and help set enslaved people free. But it ended in failure and Brown became the first US...
This is the story of Newton Knight, a Confederate soldier in the American Civil War who chose to go AWOL, and eventually formed the Knight Company, a guerrilla force of fellow deserters and escaped slaves, who fought against the Confederacy from...
When Black Lives Matter protesters toppled a statue of former US President Ulysses S Grant in 2020, it was big news! They targeted the statue because although Grant was a Civil War hero who helped bring about an end to slavery, he was a controversial figure too – and...
In the late-19th century, with the American Civil War in full swing, millions of Americans relied on the written word, illustrations and engravings for news about the conflict; until the groundbreaking work of New York photographer Mathew Brady, brought the harsh...
Hats off to Abraham Lincoln – our tallest POTUS in US history! His top hat alone, added eight inches onto his frame but this is the story of how without his iconic Top Hat, he may never have been our 16th President!...
