The McKinley Tariff of 1890 raised import duties to nearly 50% on average, up from around 38% previously. As the House Ways and Means Committee chairman, McKinley argued that high tariffs were ...

Instead of compelling Canada to become an American state, the 1890 McKinley Tariff drove Canada into British hands.

For the briefest of moments, a silence fell over the pews of New Orleans’ famed St. Louis Cathedral, as the chapel filled ...

"Manifest Destiny" is back, with Donald Trump as its champion. In the 19th century, the phrase was used to invoke the divine ...

American Sublime: Property from an Important Private Collection and 19th Century American and Western Art totaled $19,230,950, while setting records for three artists.