Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
|
samclemens's submissions
login
31.
Twain Dreams
(
harpers.org
)
30 points
by
samclemens
7 months ago
|
past
|
18 comments
32.
The Maid Who Restored Charles II
(
historytoday.com
)
83 points
by
samclemens
7 months ago
|
past
|
32 comments
33.
The Victorians, Creation, and the Dinosaur Problem
(
historytoday.com
)
5 points
by
samclemens
7 months ago
|
past
|
2 comments
34.
All That Is Solid Bursts into Flame: Capitalism and Fire in the 19th Century US
(
oup.com
)
8 points
by
samclemens
8 months ago
|
past
|
1 comment
35.
The Connoisseur of Desire
(
nybooks.com
)
34 points
by
samclemens
8 months ago
|
past
|
1 comment
36.
Gateway Books: The lessons of a defunct canon
(
thepointmag.com
)
26 points
by
samclemens
8 months ago
|
past
|
20 comments
37.
Possibly a Serious Possibility
(
kucharski.substack.com
)
255 points
by
samclemens
8 months ago
|
past
|
122 comments
38.
Mark Twain was the original American celebrity
(
wsj.com
)
3 points
by
samclemens
8 months ago
|
past
|
1 comment
39.
The Centuries-Long Struggle to Make English Words Behave
(
nytimes.com
)
2 points
by
samclemens
8 months ago
|
past
40.
Chariot and Saucer
(
jewishreviewofbooks.com
)
9 points
by
samclemens
8 months ago
|
past
|
4 comments
41.
Mary MacLane, the Wild Woman from Butte
(
publicdomainreview.org
)
46 points
by
samclemens
8 months ago
|
past
|
7 comments
42.
"Poetry City": Iowa City, Iowa
(
publicbooks.org
)
54 points
by
samclemens
9 months ago
|
past
|
26 comments
43.
'Bright Circle' and 'Margaret Fuller': The Rise of the Transcendental Woman
(
wsj.com
)
20 points
by
samclemens
9 months ago
|
past
|
2 comments
44.
What America Can Learn from the Americas
(
newrepublic.com
)
2 points
by
samclemens
9 months ago
|
past
45.
The Heir Conditioner
(
lareviewofbooks.org
)
11 points
by
samclemens
9 months ago
|
past
46.
The Columbian Orator taught nineteenth-century Americans how to speak
(
neh.gov
)
86 points
by
samclemens
9 months ago
|
past
|
19 comments
47.
Henry James's American Journey
(
chronicle.com
)
10 points
by
samclemens
9 months ago
|
past
|
1 comment
48.
Jack London, Jack Johnson, and the Fight of the Century
(
publicdomainreview.org
)
9 points
by
samclemens
9 months ago
|
past
|
1 comment
49.
Graydon Carter's Wild Ride Through the Golden Age of Magazines
(
newyorker.com
)
15 points
by
samclemens
10 months ago
|
past
|
4 comments
50.
Billy Possum Tried–and Failed–To Replace the Teddy Bear as America's Toy
(
smithsonianmag.com
)
2 points
by
samclemens
10 months ago
|
past
|
1 comment
51.
Dante's Divine Autofiction
(
newstatesman.com
)
10 points
by
samclemens
10 months ago
|
past
|
1 comment
52.
Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Baritsu
(
historytoday.com
)
3 points
by
samclemens
10 months ago
|
past
53.
When Corporate Branding Goes Wrong
(
nytimes.com
)
28 points
by
samclemens
10 months ago
|
past
|
14 comments
54.
The QWERTY Keyboard Will Never Die. Where Did the 150-Year-Old Design Come From?
(
smithsonianmag.com
)
2 points
by
samclemens
10 months ago
|
past
55.
The Cocaine Files
(
cbc.ca
)
37 points
by
samclemens
10 months ago
|
past
|
1 comment
56.
The Gilded Age Never Ended
(
newyorker.com
)
2 points
by
samclemens
10 months ago
|
past
|
1 comment
57.
How Have Cults Shaped American History?
(
historytoday.com
)
4 points
by
samclemens
10 months ago
|
past
58.
Stolen and Missing Moon Rocks
(
wikipedia.org
)
2 points
by
samclemens
11 months ago
|
past
59.
The Prudence and Principles of Martin Van Buren
(
lawliberty.org
)
2 points
by
samclemens
11 months ago
|
past
60.
Nellie Bly
(
wikipedia.org
)
87 points
by
samclemens
11 months ago
|
past
|
14 comments
More
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search: