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Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 2 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 2 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 2 of 2)

By Martin Lund

Politics, Arts & CultureGuest UserOctober 29, 2015Comment

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

Another Other Half: A Look at Michael Angelo Woolf and His “Waifs” (Part 1 of 2)

By Martin Lund

Arts & Culture, PoliticsGuest UserOctober 27, 2015Comment

From Port to Court: Developing Marine Insurance Law in Alexander Hamilton’s New York

From Port to Court: Developing Marine Insurance Law in Alexander Hamilton’s New York

From Port to Court: Developing Marine Insurance Law in Alexander Hamilton’s New York

By Kate Elizabeth Brown

Early Republic, PoliticsGuest UserOctober 13, 2015Comment

“To Help People Learn to Fight”: New York City’s Mobilization for Youth and the Origins of the Community Action Programs of the War on Poverty

“To Help People Learn to Fight”: New York City’s Mobilization for Youth and the Origins of the Community Action Programs of the War on Poverty

“To Help People Learn to Fight”: New York City’s Mobilization for Youth and the Origins of the Community Action Programs of the War on Poverty

By Tamar W. Carroll

Poverty & Inequality, PoliticsGuest UserOctober 8, 2015Comment

Finding New York’s Prince

Finding New York’s Prince

Finding New York’s Prince

By Christopher F. Minty

Early Republic, Politics, British EraGuest UserSeptember 29, 2015Comment

Violence and the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution in New York City

Violence and the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution in New York City

Violence and the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution in New York City

By Mark Boonshoft

Early Republic, PoliticsGuest UserSeptember 17, 2015Comment

Liberty's Ambivalent Legacy

Liberty's Ambivalent Legacy

Liberty's Ambivalent Legacy

By Lara Vapnek

Excerpts, PoliticsGuest UserFebruary 20, 2015Comment

Pulitzer Remembered as a Man of Peace Not of War

Pulitzer Remembered as a Man of Peace Not of War

Pulitzer Remembered as a Man of Peace Not of War

By James McGrath Morris

PoliticsGuest UserFebruary 2, 2010Comment