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Blogs I like
- US History Site Blog
- American Founding
- American Revolution Blog
- American Thinker
- Army of Tennessee
- Chicago History Journal
- Civil War Top 100!
- Counterterroism Blog
- Draw the Sword
- Drudge Report
- Everything is History
- Founding Bloggers
- Freedom Writing
- Historic battlefields
- Historical Society blog
- History Is Elementary
- History Makes Time Travel Possible
- Publius
- QuickAid Airport and Airlines Directory
- Retirement Blog
- Retirement Information
- Saber Point
- Thomas Jefferson
- Travel and History
- US History
- What Would the Founders Think
- Wig-Wags
Civil War Blogs
- A Lincoln Blog
- Arkansas in the Civil War
- Bull Runnings
- Cenantua’s Blog
- Civil War Bookshelf
- Civil War et. al
- Civil War History
- Civil War Librarian
- Civil War Women
- Civil Warriors
- Crossed Sabers
- CW Books and Authors
- Hoofbeats & Cold Steel
- Old Virginia Blog
- Rantings of a CW Historian
- Renegade South
- The Trans-Mississippian
- TOCWOC
- Travel and History
- US History
- Wig-Wags
History Blogs
Resources
- American Civil War Homepage
- American Civil War Maps
- Best of History Websites
- Bibliography for Civil War Arkansas
- Black Soldiers in the Civil War
- Churchill Centre
- Civil War Book Review
- Civil War Generals
- Civil War Interactive
- Civil War Magazine Articles
- Civil War Message Board
- Collected Works of Lincoln
- Current History
- Digital History
- eHistory
- eHistory: Civil War
- Everything is History
- Founder’s Constitution
- Generals of the Civil War
- Gettysburg Discussion Group
- Historic NY Times
- History News Network
- History Nexus
- How to Read a Civil War Battlefield
- Jefferson Library
- Library of Congress Civil War Regimental Histories
- Library of Congress Online Catelog
- LOC: Civil War Resources
- Military History Links
- Old Magazine Articles
- Perseus Collection: 19th-Century American
- QuickAid Airport and Airlines Directory
- Research in Military Records: Civil War
- Retirement Blog
- Retirement Information
- Society for Military History
- Teachertube.com
- The History Guide
- Travel and History
- U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection
- U.S. History & Government Lesson Plans
- US History
- War of Rebellion: Official Records
Archives
Monthly Archives: April 2010
The importance of Natural Law and Religion in the making of the American Constitution
What was the Founder’s true understanding of “Natural Law” and how did it influence the creation of the American Constitution? Was it even a significant factor? Still today the influence of Natural Law on the Founders is downplayed or even … Continue reading
Teaching for Social Justice & William Ayers
One of the leaders in Teaching for Social Justice is William Ayers, who is a Distinguished Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Ayers was also a member of the Weather Underground in the 1960s/70s, … Continue reading
US generals given baffling PowerPoint presentation to try to explain Afghanistan War
Military presentation leaves many Dumbfounded. ‘When we understand that slide, we’ll have won the war,’ General Stanley McChrystal, the US and NATO force commander, remarked wryly when confronted by the sprawling spaghetti diagram in a briefing. Read more…
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History Channel’s “America: The Story of Us”
The History Channel’s “America: The Story of Us,” began with a nice introduction by President Obama. Rolfe at Jamestown, the horrible conditions, and the exceptional nature of the survival of the early colonies. Then in an even more grand style, … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Founding Fathers, Media, Teaching
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Did the Cavalry Play a Decisive Role in the Civil War?
[This was a paper I wrote several years ago during my first year in Graduate School. I'm posting it as I thought it was decent, though surely flawed. Any comments appreciated!] By the outbreak of the Civil War the importance … Continue reading
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Texas City Revives Paddling
Temple, TX, has brought back corporal punishment to its schools after decades of progressive positive behavior tactics have utterly failed. Students were becoming more defiant and so much so that their parents are the ones who led the charge to … Continue reading
Posted in American History, News & Notes
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The United States and the 20th Century
The prompt for this week’s discussion in one of my graduate classes and based on the numerous readings was: “If you had to select one defining moment, challenge, social cause, technological achievement, or political struggle that marked the start of … Continue reading
The Long Shadow of the Civil War
The recent controversy surrounding Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell when he issued a proclamation in honor of Confederate History Month that did not include a reference to slavery — an unforgivable omission — the fact that the Civil War is still … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Books & Reviews, Civil War, Memory, Teaching
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Coming: International Security and National Security Policy: A Historical Perspective
Please keep visiting the site, in the next few days I will be posting a brief essay on International Security Policy and Nuclear Proliferation from a historical perspective. Recent changes in U.S. Nuclear Policy as well as general National Security Policy … Continue reading
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Black Republicans in 2010
I have the utmost respect for the brave black men and women who stand for their values as Republicans. Think about it. Not the easiest of stances. To identify themselves as Republicans, gasp, Conservatives, yikes, or, blasphemy, Tea Partiers, must … Continue reading
Posted in American History, News & Notes, Politics
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