"The Perfect Historical Primer"
Courage is a virtue often desired yet one that is hard to put into practice. Why is this so? In some cases, it is due to danger that we find ourselves in. In other instances, we find ourselves in no … Read More »
Poetry is, like any writing, a tool in the hand of the poet, and at times, can be used as a weapon in the hand of a crusader. It has often been said that “The pen is mightier than the … Read More »
The road to the American Civil War was tumultuous and in some cases, bloody. At the center of antebellum violence was radical abolitionist, John Brown. He had been involved in the Bleeding Kansas conflict and even lead Free State forces … Read More »
“…that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Those words, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 would change the world in dramatic ways. The American Founding … Read More »
In 1776, the United States of America declared independence from Great Britain. Only forty-four years afterward, the United States established its own colony on the coast of West Africa. In 1820, the American Colonization Society began the process of sending … 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 »
The central phenomenon of the Revolution and the founding of our nation was the Declaration of Independence. This document was truly America’s founding document and it set the stage for the foundation of a government of the people, for the … Read More »
Manifest Destiny. That was the essence of an early American philosophy which forever changed this nation. This philosophy was, in essence, the belief that God had destined the United States to spread across the North American continent and rule “from … Read More »