American Heritage

For as long as I can remember, I have loved finding great food. It started small, like looking for the best cheese burger in my town, and then i began…

Let's face it, some cities just get luxury. They don't settle for “nice views” or “cute cafes”. They offer rooftop cocktails with skyline sunsets, yacht rentals that come with a…

Luxury travel in the U.S. goes far beyond yachts and mega-cruises. For travellers with a taste for exclusivity and comfort, there’s a wide array of premium experiences designed to mesmerise…

American women won the right to vote in 1920 largely through the controversial efforts of a young Quaker named Alice Paul. She was born in Moorestown, New Jersey, on January…

Editor's Note: Rick Atkinson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and winner of the prestigious George Washington Book Prize for The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777, in which…

Given the importance of April 19, 1775 in our nation’s history, the editors of American Heritage have produced a special issue dedicated to the events of that day. The conflicts in Concord…

Editor's Note: Michael Ruderman is an author who frequently lectures on New England history to community groups and historical societies. He earned a degree in history at Harvard College. It was planned…

I could scarcely believe what I was seeing. Despite generations of research and hundreds of books on the American Revolution, here was a critically important, yet previously undocumented treasure—a detailed…

Introduction: The Island That Welcomed a Nation For over six decades, Ellis Island stood as a symbol of hope and opportunity for millions of immigrants arriving in the United States.…