We go from Fort Dearborn to the Great Fire to Al Capone and the 1968 Democratic Convention.  

We explore the roots, actions and results of the Korean War fought 1950-53.  

We meet Gerald R Ford, the only man to be president who never won election as either Vice President or President.  

We take a look at Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, one of the most compelling figures in American history.  

We meet Harry Truman whose nomination as VP in 1944, was a move by the Democratic Party to put in a man of character behind the ailing FDR.  

Charleston is one of the best built, handsomest, and most agreeable cities that I have ever seen. 

Marquis de Lafayette

This is the first of a series I am launching, in which we will explore not just great American cities but also historical ones.  
 
 

We look at the Tet Offensive and explore its ramifications not just around Vietnam but in the 60 years since.  

We explore how the United States came to rule over pacific and Caribbean possessions, and the implications of this war.   

We explore the true birth of the American Navy and the projection of power abroad in the two Barbary Pirate Wars in this first entry of the Uncommon Wars series.

We explore the controversial and complex life of John Tyler, the first man to become president after the death of the incumbent.