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Known for championing national parks and as co-founder of the Sierra Club, John Muir was also a prolific writer with a passion for poetic prose.

This installment of When Character Counted casts a light on the making of the young teacher who opened the world to a blind and deaf student.

‘Richard Morris Hunt: In a New Light’ showcased the architect’s uncompromising mission to create a national identity in architecture and the arts.

In this installment of ‘History Off the Beaten Path,’ we explore the nuggets of historical importance leftover from a thriving era.

A small Nashville stage shaped country music’s biggest stars.

A 19th-century social activist was ahead of his time in promoting moderation and and restraint to achieve a more spiritual life.

‘Standing Knee Deep in a River (Dying of Thirst)’ is the ‘Gentle Giant’ of country music’s everyday spiritual reminder.

In ‘This Week in History,’ the last of NASA’s Mariner missions pursued the impossible task of reaching the elusive planet Mercury.

Two Southern women, decades apart, brought the Civil War to life in haunting fiction.