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
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Beacon Lights of History, Volume IV: Imperial Antiquity, by John Lord (published 1888). All spelling in the original. There are few incidents in his
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Beacon Lights of History, Volume IV: Imperial Antiquity, by John Lord (published 1888). All spelling in the original. The first great moral force, after
Editor’s note: The following account of the Second Battle of Corinth is extracted from Recollections of Thomas D. Duncan, A Confederate Soldier (published 1922). All spelling in the original. The command of
The building is literally still on fire and the authorities have already declared it was all due to an accident, and Macron said it will be rebuilt in line with MODERN French
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Hunting in Many Lands: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club (published 1895). The little hunting I did in 1893 and 1894 was while
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Club Life of London, by John Timbs (published 1866). All spelling in the original. The Club, in the general acceptation of the term, may
Editor’s Note: Our buddy, Adam Piggott, the Gentleman Adventurer, shares another great article. The Other McCain has a piece up about the cult of self esteem, a topic which in the past
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History of English Literature from Beowulf to Swinburne, by Andrew Lang (published 1921). All spelling in the original. Of all these Latin chroniclers by far
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from The World’s Greatest Military Spies and Secret Service Agents, by George Barton (published 1917). This is the story of how a private soldier in
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