Monthly Archives: January 2009

Howard Zinn is not a historian, he is a political activist. But then again, maybe he is no different than the rest of us, his is just being more honest. In my graduate “Historical Research Methods” class we have had, … Continue reading →

Kevin is having good times hammering Richard Williams, “Looks like Williams has uncovered more evidence in support of the popularity and pervasiveness of A People’s History in college classrooms. What evidence? It turns out his publisher says so on its … Continue reading →

From the Press Release: The comic starts with Spider-Man’s alter-ego Peter Parker taking photographs at the inauguration, before spotting two identical Obamas. Parker decides “the future president’s gonna need Spider-Man,” and springs into action, using basketball to determine the real … Continue reading →

For my Historical Research Methods graduate class we are required to read David Hackett Fischer’s Historians’ Fallacies: Toward a Logic of Historical Thought. Now I picked this book up and thumbed through it at a Border’s store a few years … Continue reading →

Three more Lincoln books for your consideration. I have looked through all of them and they are excellent. First up, Craig L. Symonds’ Lincoln and His Admirals vividly describes Lincoln’s thought process, the obstacle against him, and how he came … Continue reading →

Happy New Year everyone! May we make it out of 2009 with more optimism than we did with 2008. Anyway, God bless and Good night… C