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I am taking a class in graduate school on the American Constitution. I just finished a pretty good book by Carol Berkin called “A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution,” and in it Berkin skilfully describes and analyzes the issues, … Continue reading →

It’s Friday and I am tired, but I will post this nonetheless. The headline reads “Barack Obama rejects Normandy trip to avoid offending Germany” in the London Telegraph newspaper. When I first saw it today (the story came out days … Continue reading →

I started a new class (two classes actually) at American Public University where I am working towards my masters. Though its not an assigned reading I spent part of the weekend reading Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography, which I had not read … Continue reading →

In honor of President William Henry Harrison and the anniversary of his death. Who at the time was the oldest man (68) ever elected to the office and who unfortunately only lasted a month before succumbing to pneumonia. Here’s a … Continue reading →

This is a fascinating lecture! Professor Blight begins his lecture with a description of the sea change in Civil War scholarship heralded by the Social History revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Along with a focus on the experience of … Continue reading →

Found several documents worth sharing. [source] “Head Quarters Department of the Cumberland, Murfreesboro, Tenn., June 2, 1863General Orders, No. 126 Court Martial of 1st Lieutenant Henry H. Wiley, 6th East Tennessee Infantry, which convened at Carthage, Tenn., of which Colonel … Continue reading →

Leave the lights on between 8:30pm and 9:30pm and watch this video with your friends and family!

Here’s the trailer for a true account of the Iraq war told with no hidden or not so hidden agenda. I hope to see it soon.

I was asked recently why I seem so drawn to the Civil War. During my clumsy and meandering response I caught myself actually making sense! I know, hard to imagine. My fascination with history starts with the idea that looking … Continue reading →