Archives for July 2014

Spread of Slavery In the United States 1790 – 1860

Lincolnmullen.com produced this interactive map of the spread of slavery. I notice that the Appalachian Mountain region did not have much slaves

At this sight, which announced the speedy termination of their miseries, they were transported with joy.Continuing Buccaneers Sack Panama,our

Emerson in 1857"Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be." - Ralph Waldo EmersonMore on Ralph Waldo

This series has ten easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Thomas Becket Becomes Archbishop.IntroductionThe murder of Thomas

. . . profligate extravagance, revolting cruelty, and tottering incapacity--is as fatiguing as it is uninstructive.Today's installment concludes

He was building Versailles: transplanting to its arid sands whole groves of full-grown trees from the depths of distant forests. . . ."Continuing

History and the Sock Merchant Blog believes that Crimea's past as a center of Russian culture is a major factor that we should not forget.This

This is the true birthday of the United States of America. Lately, people have been counting from Constitution Day instead. This includes President

"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be." - Rosalynn