"The Perfect Historical Primer"
Here are some excerpts from my work-in-progress. I am planning on naming it “The Unraveling: A History of World War I”. Let me know if you wish to review it before its release. “Charles Darwin, the man who introduced the … Read More »
Seventy years ago today, Allied forces from the United States, Great Britain, Canada and various other parts of the globe, embarked on the largest military invasion in history: D-Day. Germany had overtaken Europe four years prior, but now the tide … Read More »
In 1776, American colonists declared independence from Great Britain. Under twenty years later, the French deposed their king and guillotined him and his wife. The American and French Revolutions were close chronologically but radically different in nature. While the American … Read More »
In the spring of 1940 a shadow began its descent on Europe. Hitler had commanded his armies to move into Poland in September, 1939. France and Great Britain had declared war on Germany to protect Poland’s freedom and national sovereignty. … Read More »
Due to the recent occurrence of President’s Day a couple of days ago, I thought it would be appropriate to offer a biographical overview of arguably one of the greatest Americans in history. By no means was Abraham Lincoln perfect. … Read More »
Well, hardly a day goes by without some new “thing” coming up in the business of the High Point History Series. Nowadays, I’m working on the American History 1754-1945 project. (Remember, once you publish a book, the work has just … Read More »
The United States was a growing nation during the nineteenth century. It grew territorially, spreading from sea to shining sea. It also grew industrially, from an agrarian society in the 1800s to the world’s greatest industrial power in the early … Read More »
Some battles are close calls. Some are barely victories. Some don’t even have a definite winner. Then there are some battles which have certain winners and the battle itself is completely one-sided. These great victories are rare but not non-existent. … Read More »
Most of us are well-acquainted with the story of Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz, which was written by L. Frank Baum. The tale revolves around a young girl, named Dorothy, who is swept up from her home in Kansas … Read More »
Today, we are living in a post-Christian culture. Despite what we may want to believe about our society, we have collectively abandoned God and confined him to the “private sector”. How did this come to be? How did we regress … Read More »