Hey Folks, Check out this new blog: MB Henry: Following the Path to The Past History is the theme. MB Henry creates excellent histories, the articles are interesting and the writing is great. Please give her site a look and, please follow. These are links to her first two posts: The Angel of Marye’s Heights…
Tag: American History
Travel: Charlottesville, VA
Part 1: James Monroe’s Highland
Advocating Buncombe
Another word that entered the American lexicon by way of politics.
Capital Stories… William F. Cody
“Good Security”
A Post About Clio
Though often unrecognized, history constantly brushes against us. It is present in all the places we visit, in houses we walk past, and the roads on which we drive. Stored in libraries and archives the world over, these histories link people to place, but they are not easily accessible. Wireless devices allow us to access…
Book Review: West of the Revolution
An Uncommon History of 1776
Capital Stories… Winston Churchill (the author)
“Light on the Literary Life” It is a dose of personal choice, and a quirk of history, that ushered a highly successful American novelist of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries into near obscurity. Winston Churchill authored several best-sellers by 1904, but later chose to pursue other interests. Churchill entered politics, took up painting,…
History Present 