"The Perfect Historical Primer"
One of the values that Americans, past and present, have highly esteemed is opportunity. We find patriotic pride in the fact that we live in a “land of opportunity”. However, this is not just ethnocentric patriotism and uber-American propaganda. A … Read More »
Heroes in American history come in all shapes and sizes. Some are strong, resilient and yet gentle, like Martin Luther King Jr and George Washington. Others are loud, fiery and full of passion, like Patrick Henry and Theodore Roosevelt. But … Read More »
About a week ago I wrote a post on the Louisiana Purchase. Following the general theme of that post I decided to write a follow up on Aaron Burr’s alleged conspiracy to take over the Southwest in 1806. Aaron Burr … Read More »