Jason Emerson

Content by Jason Emerson

Beach Read

Issue: July, 2004
Few Americans know that German submarines commonly ranged within sight of America's Atlantic coast during World War II, and even fewer know that many were destroyed in those waters. Read more »
George Washington's long journey home for the holidays

Issue: December, 2003
Christmas is a Christian holiday commemorating the birth of a savior, but in the America of 1783, the Christmas season was dedicated to celebrating the achievements of a man who saved a nation. Read more »
Tale of a forgotten hero

Issue: February, 2004
Obscure wars breed little known and forgotten heroes. The job of the historian is to resurrect these paladins and explain their deeds to a new generation. Read more »
Ties between a poet and a president

Issue: February, 2004
Here's an interesting fact about the two of the most influential Americans of the 19th century Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman, though linked in many ways, never actually met. Does that matter? Read more »