Letterjoy's American History collection tells the story of our nation through the letters and memos of famous and influential figures who lived through it.
A common question we get about this collection is "What will my letters be about?"
Below is a non-exhaustive list of the events and eras currently featured in our American history collection:
The Revolution & the Early Republic
- The Boston Massacre
- The Revolutionary War
- The First & Second Continental Congress
- The Articles of Confederation
- The Constitutional Convention
- The War of 1812
The Mid-19th Century
- Westward expansion & the "Wild West"
- The Alamo
- The Kitchen Cabinet
- The Seneca Falls Convention
- The California Gold Rush
- John Brown's Raid
- The Lincoln-Douglas debates
- The Sumner caning
- The 1860 Republican Convention
- The Civil War
- Reconstruction
The Late 19th Century
- Tammany Hall & machine politics
- The Colorado Coalfield War
- The USS Maine & the Spanish-American War
The Early 20th Century
- The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
- The Boxer Rebellion
- The Scopes trial
- The establishment of the Federal Reserve
- The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti
World War I
- The sinking of the Lusitania
- The Armistice of 1918
World War II
- Pearl Harbor
- The Manhattan Project
- Executive Order 9066
- Enigma & The Bletchley Park codebreakers
- The D-Day invasion
Post-World War II
- The Cold War
- Civil Rights & Segregation
- The Space Race
Please note: This document reflects our lineup at the time we published this blog post. Our lineup continually evolves. We do our best to update this document as as changes are made, but sometimes the letters you receive may vary from what's on this list.
Want us to add a particular event or period to this lineup? Send your suggestions to support[at]letterjoy[dot]co. Our researchers review these suggestions when curating future letters.