by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | History
When Jimmy Breslin died a few months ago, it hit me pretty hard. I gave him my standard forbes.com treatment – seeking for his appearance in tax litigation. Other than a fleeting mention , there was nothing in the body of federal material, but there was an...
by admin | Jul 13, 2017 | History
Recently I spiffed up a guest post from two years ago. It was by Georg Snatzke, one of the friends I made during the Civil War Sesquicentennial. Georg is an amazing guy, one of the scary smart people whose interest in the Late Unpleasantness was piqued by complex...
by admin | Jul 9, 2017 | Books, History
War Boys M.A. Schaffner Welcome Rain Publishers LLC 2002 ____________________________________________________________________ Many novels, particularly thrillers, make it with their plot. Jack Higgins comes to mind. Others do it with characters. Lots of those, but...
by admin | Jun 26, 2017 | Books, History
Some stuff you just can’t make up and the final chapter, perhaps the epilogue, in the life of Marie Olesen Urbanski Whittaker is like that. This being my blog and all, I’m going to tell it from my point of view, which may seem a bit improbable....
by admin | May 8, 2017 | History
… there never was nor will be such a meeting in this or any country ,,, Salem Towne Junior July 25, 1824 Burying The Lede With A Geographic Diversion Stafford Street is one of those roads people who live in the area know about and use. It connects two of the...
by admin | Feb 18, 2017 | History
As a reflection on the late sixties, my Xavier series has two serious flaws. Well two that I notice anyway. Xavier was a single sex high school. I still believe that single sex with uniforms is the best way to run a high school, but it has the effect of having all...
