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href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/historical-figures\/the-landmarks-of-mary-ann-pattens-maine\/\">The Landmarks of Mary Ann Patten\u2019s Maine<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a4efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a4efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-212ef6f homemobimg\" data-id=\"212ef6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5568bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5568bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11087\" alt=\"Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, 1969.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e04113 homemobcontent\" data-id=\"5e04113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513c89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513c89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Martha Ackmann<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt-element\"> Lifelong fan Martha Ackmann shares with The History Reader why she felt drawn&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<div 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elementor-element elementor-element-212ef6f homemobimg\" data-id=\"212ef6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5568bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5568bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/historical-figures\/featured-excerpt-tom-paines-war\/\" title=\"jackie ptsd\" aria-label=\"Test images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2041\" height=\"2368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thomas-Paine.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11047\" alt=\"Painting of Thomas Paine by Laurent Dabos. National Portrait Gallery (London). Public domain.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thomas-Paine.jpg 2041w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thomas-Paine-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thomas-Paine-883x1024.jpg 883w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thomas-Paine-768x891.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thomas-Paine-1324x1536.jpg 1324w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Thomas-Paine-1765x2048.jpg 1765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2041px) 100vw, 2041px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e04113 homemobcontent\" data-id=\"5e04113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513c89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513c89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Jack Kelly<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt-element\"> In 1776, Tom Paine's words\u2014and the determination of American patriots\u2014allowed our nation to&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f63c0a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-align-left readarticle elementor-align--mobileleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"6f63c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/historical-figures\/featured-excerpt-tom-paines-war\/\" aria-label=\"Read the article - Shippwreckshistoryofworld\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the article\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8199\" class=\"elementor elementor-8199 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11049 post-11049 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cultural-history category-us-history category-world-history tag-2846 tag-american-revolution tag-american-revolutionary-war tag-common-sense tag-history-books tag-holocaust tag-holocaust-survivors tag-jack-kelly tag-jane-ziegelman tag-jewish-culture tag-new-releases tag-new-year tag-reading-goals tag-thomas-paine\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-662aed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662aed1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820289f mobilepost\" data-id=\"820289f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705637d listing-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705637d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" title=\"jackie kennedy\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/us-history\/new-books-to-read-january-2026\/\">Three New History Books to Read This January<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a4efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a4efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-212ef6f homemobimg\" data-id=\"212ef6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5568bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5568bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/us-history\/new-books-to-read-january-2026\/\" title=\"jackie ptsd\" aria-label=\"Test images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/January-2026-Upcoming-Books.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11050\" alt=\"January 2026 Upcoming History Books\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/January-2026-Upcoming-Books.png 560w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/January-2026-Upcoming-Books-300x188.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e04113 homemobcontent\" data-id=\"5e04113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt-element\">With a new year comes a new set of history books publishing this month. Whether you've&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f63c0a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-align-left readarticle elementor-align--mobileleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"6f63c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/us-history\/new-books-to-read-january-2026\/\" aria-label=\"Read the article - Shippwreckshistoryofworld\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the article\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8199\" class=\"elementor elementor-8199 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11053 post-11053 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-historical-figures category-world-history tag-anne-sebba tag-auschwitz tag-concentration-camps tag-holocaust tag-holocaust-survivors tag-muscians tag-nazis tag-orchestra\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-662aed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662aed1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820289f mobilepost\" data-id=\"820289f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705637d listing-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705637d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" title=\"jackie kennedy\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/historical-figures\/featured-excerpt-the-womens-orchestra-of-auschwitz\/\">Featured Excerpt: The Women&#8217;s Orchestra of Auschwitz<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a4efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a4efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-212ef6f homemobimg\" data-id=\"212ef6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5568bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5568bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/historical-figures\/featured-excerpt-the-womens-orchestra-of-auschwitz\/\" title=\"jackie ptsd\" aria-label=\"Test images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Auschwitz-gate.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11059\" alt=\"Auschwitz gate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Auschwitz-gate.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Auschwitz-gate-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e04113 homemobcontent\" data-id=\"5e04113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513c89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513c89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Anne Sebba<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt-element\"> An instant USA Today bestseller, The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz &hellip;<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f63c0a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-align-left readarticle elementor-align--mobileleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"6f63c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/historical-figures\/featured-excerpt-the-womens-orchestra-of-auschwitz\/\" aria-label=\"Read the article - Shippwreckshistoryofworld\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the article\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8199\" class=\"elementor elementor-8199 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11022 post-11022 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-historical-figures category-us-history tag-assassination tag-j-randy-taraborrelli-2 tag-jackie-kennedy tag-janet-auchincloss tag-jfk tag-jim-lee tag-joe-kennedy tag-john-f-kennedy tag-rfk tag-u-s-president tag-us-president\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-662aed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662aed1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820289f mobilepost\" data-id=\"820289f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705637d listing-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705637d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" title=\"jackie kennedy\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/us-history\/featured-excerpt-jfk-public-private-secret\/\">Featured Excerpt: JFK: Public, Private, Secret<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a4efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a4efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-212ef6f homemobimg\" data-id=\"212ef6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5568bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5568bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/us-history\/featured-excerpt-jfk-public-private-secret\/\" title=\"jackie ptsd\" aria-label=\"Test images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kennedy_marriage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11024\" alt=\"Jackie Bouvier and John F. Kennedy married in Newport, Rhode Island, on September 12, 1953.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kennedy_marriage.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kennedy_marriage-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e04113 homemobcontent\" data-id=\"5e04113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513c89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513c89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by J. Randy Taraborrelli<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt-element\"> J. Randy Taraborrelli shares with The History Reader an excerpt from his&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f63c0a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-align-left readarticle elementor-align--mobileleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"6f63c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/us-history\/featured-excerpt-jfk-public-private-secret\/\" aria-label=\"Read the article - Shippwreckshistoryofworld\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the article\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8199\" class=\"elementor elementor-8199 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11041 post-11041 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-historical-figures tag-antarctica tag-female-ship-captain tag-joshua-patten tag-mary-ann-patten tag-merchant-ship tag-mutiny tag-tilar-j-mazzeo\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-662aed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662aed1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820289f mobilepost\" data-id=\"820289f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705637d listing-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705637d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" title=\"jackie kennedy\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/historical-figures\/featured-excerpt-the-sea-captains-wife\/\">Featured Excerpt: The Sea Captain&#8217;s Wife<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a4efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a4efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-212ef6f homemobimg\" data-id=\"212ef6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5568bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5568bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/historical-figures\/featured-excerpt-the-sea-captains-wife\/\" title=\"jackie ptsd\" aria-label=\"Test images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1098\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neptunes-Car-Ship.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11043\" alt=\"Neptune&#039;s Car Clipper Ship.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neptunes-Car-Ship.png 1098w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neptunes-Car-Ship-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neptunes-Car-Ship-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Neptunes-Car-Ship-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1098px) 100vw, 1098px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e04113 homemobcontent\" data-id=\"5e04113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513c89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513c89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Tilar J. Mazzeo<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt-element\"> In The Sea Captain's Wife, New York Times bestselling author Tilar J.&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f63c0a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-align-left readarticle elementor-align--mobileleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"6f63c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/historical-figures\/featured-excerpt-the-sea-captains-wife\/\" aria-label=\"Read the article - Shippwreckshistoryofworld\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the article\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8199\" class=\"elementor elementor-8199 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11037 post-11037 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-military-history category-world-history tag-allied-forces tag-hangman tag-nuremberg tag-nuremberg-executions tag-nuremberg-nazis tag-rope tag-tim-queeney tag-wwii\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-662aed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662aed1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820289f mobilepost\" data-id=\"820289f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705637d listing-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705637d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" title=\"jackie kennedy\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/world-history\/the-curious-case-of-nurembergs-hangman\/\">The Curious Case of Nuremberg\u2019s Hangman<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a4efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a4efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-212ef6f homemobimg\" data-id=\"212ef6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5568bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5568bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/world-history\/the-curious-case-of-nurembergs-hangman\/\" title=\"jackie ptsd\" aria-label=\"Test images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1218\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nuremberg-trial.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11039\" alt=\"View of the defendants in the dock at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. November 1945. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nuremberg-trial.jpg 1218w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nuremberg-trial-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nuremberg-trial-1024x807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/nuremberg-trial-768x605.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1218px) 100vw, 1218px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e04113 homemobcontent\" data-id=\"5e04113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513c89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513c89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Tim Queeney<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt-element\"> In his book Rope, author Tim Queeney takes readers on a unique and&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f63c0a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-align-left readarticle elementor-align--mobileleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"6f63c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/world-history\/the-curious-case-of-nurembergs-hangman\/\" aria-label=\"Read the article - Shippwreckshistoryofworld\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the article\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8199\" class=\"elementor elementor-8199 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11032 post-11032 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-us-history tag-buzz-aldrin tag-gemini tag-gemini-12 tag-jeffrey-kluger tag-jim-lovell tag-nasa tag-space-program tag-space-race\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-662aed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662aed1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820289f mobilepost\" data-id=\"820289f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705637d listing-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705637d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" title=\"jackie kennedy\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/us-history\/featured-excerpt-gemini\/\">Featured Excerpt: Gemini<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a4efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a4efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-212ef6f homemobimg\" data-id=\"212ef6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5568bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5568bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/us-history\/featured-excerpt-gemini\/\" title=\"jackie ptsd\" aria-label=\"Test images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/James-Lovell.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11033\" alt=\"stronaut James Lovell is photographed inside his Gemini spacecraft during the Gemini-12 mission\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/James-Lovell.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/James-Lovell-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/James-Lovell-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e04113 homemobcontent\" data-id=\"5e04113\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513c89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513c89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Jeffrey Kluger<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"post-excerpt-element\"> Named by Time Magazine as one of the most anticipated books of fall&hellip;<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f63c0a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-align-left readarticle elementor-align--mobileleft elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"6f63c0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/us-history\/featured-excerpt-gemini\/\" aria-label=\"Read the article - Shippwreckshistoryofworld\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRead the article\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"8199\" class=\"elementor elementor-8199 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11020 post-11020 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cultural-history category-world-history tag-civilization tag-ideas tag-innovation tag-myths tag-progress tag-robert-nisbet tag-samuel-miller-mcdonald tag-thomas-jefferson\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-662aed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"662aed1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-820289f mobilepost\" data-id=\"820289f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-705637d listing-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"705637d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" title=\"jackie kennedy\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehistoryreader.com\/world-history\/featured-excerpt-progress\/\">Featured Excerpt: Progress<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a4efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a4efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-212ef6f homemobimg\" data-id=\"212ef6f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5568bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e5568bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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