Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

"This is the first book that focuses on Benjamin Franklin as a swimmer. Franklin thought swimming a valuable activity and swam whenever he could wherever he was

These essays have been collected and edited by the Amer. Philosophical Soc., of which Franklin was a founder, to honor the Society’s 275th Anniversary. Conten

The untold story of the “Black Boys,” a rebellion on the American frontier in 1765 that sparked the American Revolution. In 1763, the Seven Years’ War end

Mostly hidden from public view, like an embarrassing family secret, scores of putative locks of George Washington’s hair are held, more than two centuries aft

The American Philosophical Society exhibition, Curious Revolutionaries: The Peales of Philadelphia (April-December 2017), curated by Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctor