Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Book Review: Nathaniel Philbrick - The Last Stand

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The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull,and the Battle of the Little Bighorn by Nathaniel Philbrick (2010)      “Before Custer became th...
Monday, March 24, 2014

George Armstrong Custer: Manufactured Hero?

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Six months after the Battle of the Little Bighorn (June 25, 1876), Frederick Whittaker’s A Complete Life of General George A. C...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Colonial America mystery writer Andrew Mills

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Interview with mystery writer Andrew Mills, author of the Archibald Mercer Colonial Detective series.  Archibald Mercer, America's ...
Monday, March 17, 2014

Civil War Story of Brentsville, Virginia

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“Came to Brentsville (Prince William County, Virginia), examined the place, found five houses occupied, including the jail. But two men ...
Monday, March 10, 2014

Custer’s Last Stand - Reno’s Charge

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On June 25,1876 George Armstrong Custer's Indian scouts identified what they claimed was a large Indian encampment along the Little ...
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Women’s Hair Styles and the American Revolution

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From: How Martha Washington Lived In the matter of hair styles colonial Americans took their cues from Europe.  Marie Antoinette, ...
Sunday, February 02, 2014

Did Slavery Pay? The Economics of Slavery

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From :  Why the South Fought the Civil War The production of cotton in the Deep South demanded labor, and with the termination of the...
Thursday, January 09, 2014

Hitler and Gandhi

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In case you wonder how Mahatma Gandhi, the prophet of non-violence, would have made out with someone less civilized than the British, ...
Monday, December 16, 2013

Where is the real Treasure Island?

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Norman Island is often mentioned as the probable site of the "real Treasure Island ."    Norman Island   lies some fifty mil...

Are Zombies Real?

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One well known concept introduced by Haitian Voodoo is “zombification”, the practice of reviving the dead.   The term zombie came into ge...

The Search for the Holy Grail

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Just what is the Holy Grail?    The Holy Grail is the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper.    Besides being an archaeological artifact ...

Francisco Solano Lopez: Latin America's Bloodiest War

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Francisco Solano Lopez  French Premier George Clemenceau once remarked that, “War is too important to be left to the generals.”    ...
Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Historic Brentsville Jail Needs Your Help!

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The Prince William County Jail at Brentsville, Virginia has a colorful and tragic history.   Construction of the Jail began in 1820 an...
Sunday, August 25, 2013

Custer's Indian Mistress

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Custer One of the enduring stories associated with George Armstrong Custer is that of his having an Indian mistress and child.   ...
Thursday, August 22, 2013

Youngstown, Ohio: An American Tragedy

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Youngstown, Ohio 1953 Youngstown, Ohio 2013  Youngstown and America  Between the 1920s and 1960s, Youngst...