In the early 19th century, competition in the American spiritual marketplace heated up. A 14-year-old farm boy named Joseph Smith, bewildered by the myriad religious choices available to him ...
Bringing Americans together as the Marquis de Lafayette did would be unlikely in 2024, but the country can still learn from ...
Getty Images The US sugar industry was reliant on slave labour in the early 19th century. America's railroads also benefited from money earned through slave businesses. In the south, trains were ...