Dustin Bass
Author
Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the “American Tales” podcast and cofounder of “The Sons of History.” He writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History. He is also an author.
LATEST
Giants, Colts, and ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played’
In ‘This Week in History,’ the 1958 NFL Championship proves so exciting that it catapulted football to become America’s most popular sport.
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The Best History Books of 2025
Here is our selection of the most interesting history books of the year.
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‘The Odyssey’: A Map to Understand the Ancient Greeks and Ourselves
In this installment of ‘The Reissue,’ Daniel Mendelsohn discusses translating Homer’s epic and how it accurately reflects the human experience.
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Alfred Carlton Gilbert: Magician. Doctor. Olympian. Toy Maker.
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a young magician and medical student who became one of America’s most successful toymakers.
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How the Stock Market Crash Resulted in Radio City Music Hall
In ‘This Week in History,’ architects and designers assembled to create ‘the greatest achievement of the theatrical world.’
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A Beautiful, Tragic Tale Intertwining the Interaction of Man and Beast
Finnish author Iida Turpeinen’s ‘Beasts of the Sea’ is a moving narrative that celebrates discovery and memorializes the lost.
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Jim Yellig: The Real Santa from Santa Claus, Indiana
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a Navy veteran who kept a sacred promise to ‘forever be Santa Claus.’
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Andrew Jackson Versus John Calhoun: The Crisis of Nullification
In ‘This Week in History,’ John C. Calhoun adopts the Jeffersonian-Madisonian theory of nullification leading to a state versus federal standoff.
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Giants, Colts, and ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played’
In ‘This Week in History,’ the 1958 NFL Championship proves so exciting that it catapulted football to become America’s most popular sport.
|
The Best History Books of 2025
Here is our selection of the most interesting history books of the year.
|
‘The Odyssey’: A Map to Understand the Ancient Greeks and Ourselves
In this installment of ‘The Reissue,’ Daniel Mendelsohn discusses translating Homer’s epic and how it accurately reflects the human experience.
|
Alfred Carlton Gilbert: Magician. Doctor. Olympian. Toy Maker.
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a young magician and medical student who became one of America’s most successful toymakers.
|
How the Stock Market Crash Resulted in Radio City Music Hall
In ‘This Week in History,’ architects and designers assembled to create ‘the greatest achievement of the theatrical world.’
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A Beautiful, Tragic Tale Intertwining the Interaction of Man and Beast
Finnish author Iida Turpeinen’s ‘Beasts of the Sea’ is a moving narrative that celebrates discovery and memorializes the lost.
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Jim Yellig: The Real Santa from Santa Claus, Indiana
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a Navy veteran who kept a sacred promise to ‘forever be Santa Claus.’
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Andrew Jackson Versus John Calhoun: The Crisis of Nullification
In ‘This Week in History,’ John C. Calhoun adopts the Jeffersonian-Madisonian theory of nullification leading to a state versus federal standoff.
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