Tag: history
The myth—and memorabilia—of Seward’s Folly
Several generations after the purchase of Alaska on March 30, 1867, the William Henry Seward Papers at the University of Rochester show the supposed folly to be a shrewd bargain.
EVENT: Research Challenges in Civil War Historical Fiction Discussed
Anthony Giardina, an author and playwright, presents the Neilly Lecture, “The Novelist and the Historical Imagination.”
Health Care History Through Humor
Theodore Brown, a historian of medicine, public health, and health policy at the University of Rochester, provides the historical context for each cartoon and authored introductory chapters on early health care reform efforts.