On Wednesday, September 12th, having got to about one hundred fifty leagues west of Ferro, they discovered a large trunk of a tree, sufficient to have
Archives for 2017
Parkman Vol 2 Chapter 18
Peace and harmony reigned within the little fort.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century.Our special project
Columbus Sails from Spain
During this voyage, and indeed in all the four voyages which he made from Spain to the West Indies, the admiral was very careful to keep an exact
Columbus Describes the Natives
I promise this, that if I am supported by our most invincible sovereigns with a little of their help, as much gold can be supplied as they will need,
Two Giants of Broadcasting
Roger Ailes, the man who built Fox News with Rupert Murdoch, died this year. His accomplishments will probably be overshadowed by his sexual
Bastille Day, 2017
by Jack Le MoineToday is Bastille Day. This holiday commemorates the Paris mob storming the prison which was a symbol of repression under the royal
On Literature
From our Humor Department:Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul. If that upheaval is not present then it must come
Columbus Tricks the Natives
These people practice no kind of idolatry; on the contrary they firmly believe that all strength and power, and in fact all good things, are in
Joseph Bressani’s Ordeal
The perils which beset the missionaries did not spring from the fury of the Iroquois alone, for Nature herself was armed with terror in this stern