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The home of Dr. Denise Holladay Damico’s online text(s)

U.S. History to 1877

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FreeHistory.Space was funded by the PA GOALS grant and by the Saint Francis University School of STEAM and Department of History and Political Science. I gratefully acknowledge their support, and the assistance of Ken Damico, Pete Skoner, Colleen Krug, Rob Young, and Sara Parme in creating this content and website. Special credit to Christie Olek for inspiring this project. I dedicate this project to the memories of three people who shaped my study of History: Camille Guérin-Gonzales, David Weber, and Mary Holladay. – Denise Holladay Damico, June 13, 2022.