Why historians are indispensable
An online inflation calculator declares that a dollar in George Washington’s pocket was equivalent …
My new book and its long path to existence
It’s a uniquely satisfying feeling, opening a box that delivers a new book you have written. I had …
Here’s a book I want to write
Introducing my idea for a complete and up-to-date Alaska history
Why some good books should remain unpublished
George Fischer wrote 19 autobiographies without ever planning to publish them. And he could have. …
How to record your elders’ stories before it’s too late
Generations pass on funny stories and family myths without really trying. That’s not what I’m …
The best thing about the best writing
In 1934, my grandmother, Mildred Wohlforth (pen name Mildred Gilman), went to Germany to interview …