Annette Gordon-Reed doesn’t have to read a history book to understand the importance of Juneteenth. The Texas native grew up hearing stories from her family. “My great-grandmother knew people who had ...

I f you had to map the dream career of an aspiring historian, it would go something like this: First, stake out an unconventional position on a consequential question. Second, ignore the scholarly ...

"Johnson was an important president at a pivotal moment in history," Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annette Gordon-Reed said in a recent telephone interview from New York. Gordon-Reed's biography on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and NYT Bestselling author, Prof. Annette Gordon-Reed, joins Morning Joe to discuss a new ...

The legacy of Juneteenth, America’s new holiday that marks the end of slavery, continues to influence our understanding of freedom and our fight for racial justice. Annette Gordon-Reed, a MacArthur ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. More than a decade ago, the historian ...

Introduction: "The true index of his heart" -- The tailor's apprentice -- Ascent -- Governor and Senator Johnson -- Disunion -- From military governor to vice president -- Mr. President -- The ...

For history junkies who enjoy watching that kind of programming on C-SPAN3, Annette Gordon-Reed is a rock star. She’s been on that network more than three dozen times since 1997 talking about Thomas ...

Introduction: North and south -- Part I. Patriarch -- Home -- Plantation -- Virginia -- Part II. Traveller -- France -- Looking homeward -- Politics -- Part III ...

The Times’s staff critics give their choices of the best fiction and nonfiction works of the year. Editors at The Times Book Review choose the best fiction and nonfiction titles this year. With “On ...