Civil War Homefront
As we observe the 150th anniversary of the 1863 Civil War battles, like Gettysburg, we remember the soldiers fighting on the battlefields. The book Stitch of Courage by Linda K. Hubalek portrays the women left at home during this time frame, hearing about the Civil...
Is Putin One of Us?
Is Vladimir Putin a paleoconservative? In the culture war for mankind’s future, is he one of us? While such a question may be blasphemous in Western circles, consider the content of the Russian president’s state of the nation address. With America clearly...News from Around the South 12/9 – 12/16
North Carolina: Angels of the Battlefield — Civil War Nurses When civil war divided the United States, among those answering the call to serve were nearly 600 Roman Catholic sisters, many of them new residents of the young nation. War broke out before...Merry Christmas, 1913
One hundred years ago in America, Christmas was a mighty different situation. Based on newspaper reports, MyHeritage.com recently put together a list of the most-asked-for gifts by children who lived back then. Here are the top five requests: —Candy. —Nuts. —Rocking...Obiter Dicta
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