Christmas is frequently mentioned in Persuasion. Austen described early 19th-century Christmas meals as occasions when there were "brawn and cold pies, where riotous boys were holding high revel." ...

Mae Ngai, author of [The Chinese Question], talked about the late 19th century California gold rushes and the friction between Chinese immigrants and white settlers. She described how, during this ...

Idaho History The 19th century Idaho frontier was full of murder, with Chinese victims commonplace By Arthur Hart Special to the Idaho Statesman Updated August 13, 2020 6:39 PM ...

A pair of Levi's jeans sold for more than $75,000. Don't worry. Inflation hasn't gotten that bad. The (really, really) old pair of jeans hails from the 19th century. The jeans were put up for bid ...

“It was not seen as something that needed to be hidden,” she said. Lew-Williams delivered a virtual lecture, “The Chinese Must Go: A History of Anti-Asian Violence,” on Sept. 28 as part of the Lowell ...