Under Two Flags: The American Navy in the Civil War (book review)
William Fowler describes the politics of North/South navies
She’s trying to talk, just sayin’…
and singing is allowed
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (book review)
an American slave talks…
“Aurora,” a spark of dawn (poem)
“…but has no style…and scarcely bright…”
The Man Who Never Was (book review)
Ewen Montagu tells his story
“Love has a name,” a ruby future (poem)
a lonely rose, barely hot tears…
A History of the People of the United States During Lincoln’s Administration
by John Bach McMaster (book review)
Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee’s Army (book review)
lots of men didn’t surrender…
The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire (book review)
Peter Hopkirk tells the old story
The Political Depravity of the Founding Fathers (book review)
the so-called “Founding Fathers”…