Yearly Archives: 2008
The Civil War: Seminal Event in American History
WE are 4 weeks into my Civil War graduate class titled ” The Civil War: Seminal Event in American History.” I think the class is going fairly well. The weekly discussion topics have produced interesting correspondences. Most of my classmates … Continue reading
Civil War Network
Welcome to Francis Rose and the Civil War Network website it looks like it is off to a good start and features a nice interview with James M. McPherson. Congrats.
America Golden at 2008 Olympics
Because of my recent injury I have spent a lot of time at night resting and have thankfully had the 2008 Olympics (along with lots of reading) to occupy my time. With the conclusion of the 2008 games I can … Continue reading
Civil War Combat
Battle: The Nature and Consequences of Civil War Combat by Kent Gramm; 147 pages; University of Alabama Press (April 2008); ISBN-13: 978-0817354824 The essays in “Battle” do a fine job presenting the conditions on the battlefield that the average soldier … Continue reading
Back to the Land of the Living
10 days ago I hurt my leg during a boating trip, nothing serious, but then 2 days later in the middle of the night I woke up with excruciating pain where I had hurt my leg. My wife took me … Continue reading
The Demise of Progressive History?
Probably not, but in terms of book sales, one would have to say yes. Jeremy Cameron Young is a graduate student at Indiana University and the editor of www.progressivehistorians.com. I came across his well thought out “Why Historians Should Write … Continue reading
Hearts & Minds of the American Revolution
I asked a few days ago, What was the Revolution About? Conservative, Radical, or maybe neither? This was during my viewing of “John Adams” the HBO mini-series which I thoroughly enjoyed. John Adams wrote after the Declaration (on July 2nd): … Continue reading
Kentucky Teachers Oath to Union, 1864
I spend too much time on ebay, and of late youtube (which is obvious). But it does pay off. I just found this oath for teachers from Kentucky (1864) on ebay, and thought it interesting enough to share: Teachers Oath … Continue reading
Randy Pausch’s “Last Lecture”
Professor Randy Pausch (1960-2008) passed yesterday, and in honor of his life I post his “Last Lecture” video: