Log drivers once steered loose timber on rivers across America before railroad expansion put such shepherds out of work.

Ice harvesters once made a living from frozen lakes and ponds, and the international ice industry was a booming business. Then refrigeration came along.

In Early America, some prestigious residents advocated for the replacement of cane sugar, supplied by enslaved workers, with maple sugar from family farms.

When it seemed that steel had lost its gleam with American consumers, the industry turned to marketing to make it shine again.

Historically speaking, we are living in unusually peaceful times. But does peacetime mean bad things for the economy, which is often boosted by war?

How do we record the voices of those who are silenced? We might do well to remember one of ...