Davy Crockett

As a congressman, Davy Crockett found ways to navigate populist upheaval and maintain his own independence.

Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlinson, and Jason Stanford on the making of a misrepresented narrative.

Was Davy Crockett a sellout? And does it matter?

On the St. Louis theme park that never made it past the drawing board.

Before last weekend’s attack on Donald Trump, would-be assassins targeted Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and seven other presidents or candidates.

What we remember when we remember the Alamo.

After decades of reading, writing, and teaching about the American past, Ed Ayers sets out to see how that past is remembered in the places where it happened.

As a teen-ager, Joe Conzo, Jr., took intimate pictures of the Bronx music scene. He’s lived several lives in the time since.

Is Phil Collins's legendary collection everything it's cracked up to be?

It’s time to reckon with the true history of the mythologized Texas landmark—and the racism and imperialism it represents.

From Davy Crockett to Teddy Roosevelt, this is the legacy of hunting in American culture.

Andrew Jackson was the first president to carry a big stick: he beat a would-be assassin with a cane.

The notion that gun control has racist origins is popular in gun rights circles. Here's what's wrong with the claim.