Archives for May 2019

America’s Namesake’s Second Voyage

This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Thirteen Hundred Leagues SW of Cadiz.IntroductionIt was the claim of

Today's installment concludes France Takes Vietnam,our selection from Europe and the Far East by Sir Robert Kennaway Douglas published in

They poured troops into Tonkin and sent abroad for armaments and ships.Continuing France Acquires Vietnam,our selection from Europe and the Far

Galveston Bay and the mouth of the Mississippi differ little in latitude, though separated by about five and a half degrees of longitude.Previously

Against these new soldiers General Bouet delivered his attack in vain, and at length he was obliged to retreat within the defenses of

Today is Memorial Day. We remember the sacrifice of those who served the United States of America.This year we're reprinting "George Rogers Clark

But this was only the beginning of troubles to the French.Continuing France Acquires Vietnam,our selection from Europe and the Far East by Sir

This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: French Army Attacks Hanoi.IntroductionThe Portuguese, who were the

This is the second half of Third Estate Joins French Parlementour selection from Historie de France by Henri Martin published in 1836.For works