Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq
Following on my several readings of the use and misuse of history regarding the American Civil war (The Half Has …
Tag Archives: Books:History
Forget The Alamo – History Surfacing
History, it is said, is written by the winners. Well, not always. The history of the Alamo, as it has …
“Blood Done Sign My Name” & “Down Along With That Devil’s Bones” – Two Stories of the White South
Following my reading of Susan Neiman’s, Learning From the Germans, in which she examines America’s and Germany’s differing responses to the …
Quick Recommendations
A quick note to applaud Will Smith’s “Amend: The Fight for America” now on Netflix. A very well done six …
Unworthy Republic
History, as taught to children, throughout the world, is primarily a means of instilling national pride. What if, instead, its …
The Age of Wonder: The Romantic Generation and the Discovery of the Beauty and Terror of Science
The Romantic period of Blake, Wordsworth, Keats, Shelly in England and of others around Europe is not normally thought of …
The Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia
I know you won’t believe me that families of human beings arrived on tiny Easter Island before any such …
American Empire: Going Across the Waters
Those of us who have spent anytime at all in Hawaii, usually on vacation, enjoying the fine weather, the …
The Battle Cry of Freedom — The Beginnings of the Civil War
In these years when many have worried aloud about a neo-civil war brewing between American shores it is somewhat …
The War at Home 1918-1923
I’ve been away and tramping the back roads of Iceland for two weeks and am so far behind I can’t …
A House Divided: Vituperation in the Beginning
One great thing about long driving trips is the time available to listen to good books. On a trip to …
WW I: Not What Caused it, but What It Was Like
The interest of readers in World War I seems to divide into three main categories: high-level diplomatic threats, promises and …