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If you love history then Lewes, Delaware may be the place for you this Saturday. The resort is holding the History Book Festival with authors and events…

Rarely Told Stories of the Eastern Shore

When British forces occupied and helped create Iraq after World War I, they faced insurgencies, revolts, and multiple religious factions. Gertrude Bell, a British national who helped establish the Iraqi state, wrote detailed letters describing the country and its occupation.

Historian Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, author of America's First Black Town, Brooklyn, Illinois, 1830-1915, talks about black settlements throughout American history.

Wazmah Osman, associate professor of Globalization and Development Communication at Temple University, puts the day's events into historic perspective.

Peter Harrigan Reviews "Empire of the Scalpel"

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Sarah Barringer Gordon, a historian of religion and a professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania. Barringer Gordon says polygamy became a contentious issue in the 19th century United States, when some Mormons adopted the practice in the Utah Territory. Historians say the federal government's role in resolving that conflict could influence how the gay marriage debate is handled.