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Kenneth D. Ackerman
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Hello! Welcome to my website.

Writing history, especially overlooked eras like the Gilded Age or the post-World War I Red Scare, has been a passion of mine for almost four decades. I hope my website will give you the chance to share it.

Enjoy your visit.  All the best
–Ken A.

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Writers Center Fall Workshops

Happy this fall to be reprising three of my annual Writers Center one-stop workshops, all on Zoom so anyone can link in from anywhere:

(1) Researching and Writing Your Family History, September 16,

(2) High Octane Grammar, September 25, and

(3) Contracts and Copyrights for Writers, September 30. See you there!!

Posted byKen AckermanOctober 1, 2025October 1, 2025Posted inUncategorized

Featured article -Government Shutdowns

From the way-back archives, came across this old ditty from 2011, written at the height of one of President Obama’s rows with his own obstinate Republican Congress. Enjoy. “Government Shutdowns – Who dreamed up this crazy idea?” Viral History Blog, April 11, 2011.

Posted byKen AckermanOctober 1, 2025October 1, 2025Posted inUncategorized

Some photos and videos from our recent trip to Paris:

Videos

More photos and videos

Posted byKen AckermanJune 7, 2025June 7, 2025Posted inUncategorized

Cheryl Janifer LaRoche on AME Bishop Paul Quinn, the Apostle of Liberation

For my interview with Cheryl on her terrific new book, just click here.

Posted byKen AckermanJune 6, 2025June 6, 2025Posted inUncategorized

James Garfield and the embattled modern US Civil Service

Tune in for my recent webinar talk for the United States Capitol Historical Society, April 17, 2025, at 12:00-1:00 pm ET.    

Posted byKen AckermanApril 4, 2025May 9, 2025Posted inNews

Latest from Washington Independent Review of Books

Check out my new review of When Charlie Met Joan: The Tragedy of the Chaplin Trials and the Failings of American Law.”  by Diane Kiesel

Posted byKen AckermanApril 4, 2025May 9, 2025Posted inNews

Some Podcasts

Still on a James Garfield kick,  had a blast joining The Alarmist Podcast to yet again chew over the Garfield assassination and  whose fault it really was. Click here or wherever you get podcasts.

Tune in to the American POTUS podcast episode “POTUS 20: The Unfulfilled Presidency”, where I got to talk about my favorite, James A. Garfield, yet again.

Posted byKen AckermanApril 4, 2025May 9, 2025Posted inNews

Latest from American Heritage

Cuba, my notes from our eye-opening trip in January, what we found 60 years after the Revolution: Report from Cuba.

Posted byKen AckermanMarch 5, 2025May 9, 2025Posted inNews

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