SMELL: Senses of the Civil War
From the odious stench of soldiers who had marched for hundreds of miles in the same uniform, to the pleasant wisps of Virginia tobacco which lingered ’round the camp fire, the Civil War owned well more than just a few distinct scents. Here are a few ways...Reagan Had it Easy?
They don’t hand out master’s degrees in revisionist history, but if they did, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman might deserve one. Obama is mired in a geopolitical mess of his own making, from the Ukraine to the ISIS menace, yet Friedman’s...News From Around the South 9/22 – 9/29
Georgia: $1.1M Expansion Underway for Southern Museum KENNESAW, Ga. — During a groundbreaking Friday, Mayor Mark Mathews said the city of Kennesaw is seeing another of its dreams fulfilled. The Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History kicked off a $1.1...Gone With the Wind at 75
As its 75th anniversary approaches, “Gone With the Wind” is again being celebrated as a timeless movie classic. But now, even the film’s distributor acknowledges the Civil War epic’s portrayal of slavery is dated and inaccurate. “Gone With the...Obiter Dicta
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