PGMantel

Raised in a home filled with books on Western civilization, P.G. Mantel became a lover of history at an early age. An amateur writer of verse, he makes himself useful as an editor for Men of the West.

June 6, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 3): Thucydides

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) It was the attempt of the Oriental Persian Empire to conquer the Aegean basin which engaged the Homeric genius of Herodotus; Thucydides

Sermon: The Word of Life

August 23, 2020
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from True Heroism and Other Sermons, by R. N. Sledd (published 1899). “Holding forth the word of life.” — Phil. ii, 16. It is interesting to

Swing

August 22, 2020
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from A History of Jazz in America, by Barry Ulanov (published 1952). On February 2, 1932, Duke Ellington brought his Famous Orchestra, as the record labels

The Blues

August 18, 2020
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from A History of Jazz in America, by Barry Ulanov (published 1952). When the spiritual was transformed into the blues, the content shifted some; the emphasis

Sermon: The Certainty of the Gospel

August 16, 2020
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from True Heroism and Other Sermons, by R. N. Sledd (published 1899). “That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.”

Chivalry (Part 4): War

August 15, 2020
Editor’s note: The following comprises Chapter 4 of Chivalry, by F. Warre Cornish (published 1901). Original footnotes are abridged. (Continued from Part 3) The art and practice of mediaeval warfare does not
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