We have been hailing the Civil Rights Era as a grand and universal success for decades. Desegregation is an unquestionable good in the eyes of all good Americans. So, let’s take a
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence of the epic poems. The revolt against it
James Smith, The Voyage and Shipwreck of Saint Paul (1880) Part of a series of history books that belong in every American’s library. Recommendations welcome. Smith’s Voyage and Shipwreck of Saint Paul
John N. Edwards’ Noted Guerrillas (1877) Part of a series of history books that belong in every American’s library. Recommendations welcome. The difficulty with Edwards’s Noted Guerrillas is not that the story
…because even those who believe they fight for less government intervention pay homage to a bloodthirsty, tyrannical despot. Reminds me of celebrations of Castro’s revolution or the old Soviet October Revolution Day.
Gregory F. Michno – Lakota Noon (Missoula: Mountain Press. 1997). Part of a series of history books that belong in every American’s library. Recommendations welcome. Gregory F. Michno is tired of politicized
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Some Forgotten Heroes and Their Place in American History, by E. Alexander Powell (published 1922). It is not flattering for us to have to admit
Editor’s Note: The Blacksmith, JAC III, shares some interesting video about covered bridges in Kentucky. These were once a common and normal part of the daily commute of many Americans, but are
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Ballads of the Veld-land, by Lynn Lyster (published 1913). In the Days to Come When our children’s children gather On the stoep[1] at dusky eve,
The following Pacific War anecdote, as told by General George C. Kenney (USAAF), is extracted from Five Down and Glory: A History of the American Air Ace, by Gene Gurney (published 1958).
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Heroes of Aviation, by Laurence La Tourette Driggs (published 1918). As the name Wright is to America, so is the reputation in France of the
I’d like to tell you the tale of one of history’s great inventors. So great, in fact, that Thomas Edison paid him to move to Europe and stop working on new designs.
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