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Nov.26.2012
photo: Movie poster, from its Wikipedia page
A few comments about Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, which you should go see:
--I was pleasantly surprised to find myself sitting in the second row from the front for this film. Spielberg film or not, historical films or biopics do not...
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Oct.14.2012
In the good old not-so-long-ago days of ten or fifteen years ago when people asked how my work week was faring they were talking about my nine to five. Nowadays we are equally apt to be discussing my work in the spiritual world. As much as I enjoy working in finance in my paid...
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Oct.02.2012
On the heels of the release of his new film, Lincoln, Steven Spielberg has been invited to deliver the keynote address at an observance commemorating the 149th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The Oscar-winning director will speak at about 10a on Nov. 19th at...
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Sep.26.2012
The very first five-pointed star may have been found by archeologists. Known as a pentagram, it is also historically Solomon's Seal, used by the King of Judah in the 10th century B.C.E. Solomon was the son of King David. Today the Star of David that adorns the flag of the nation of Israel is six-...
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Aug.12.2012
Photos: Charles Chesnutt in 1898, and his library in his Cleveland home at 64 Brenton Street in, I'm guessing, the mid- to late-1800s. Both are from his Wikipedia site, as is the rest of this paragraph, which creates pause: "Chesnutt was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Andrew Chesnutt...
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Jul.17.2012
The American Civil War is a fine book by an accomplished British military historian who has the range of knowledge necessary not only to give a detailed account of the Civil War but also to compare it to other wars in other places at other times. For example, he notes that on entering the war both...
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Feb.29.2012
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!...
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Feb.13.2012
More details on my most recent book sale (can't wait for this one—London Ladd, the illustrator, is brilliant!):
A new children's book, Under the Freedom Tree, will bring to light a long overlooked aspect of Civil War history, the contraband slaves who...
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Dec.10.2011
William Faulkner – Three Famous Short Novels – The Bear
image via freebooknotes.com
The most complex of these three short novels, The Bear, is an exploration of family ties and that family’s ties to the land they live on, built initially about a hunt for a bear, Old...
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Dec.01.2011
HOLIDAY TRADITIONS: FOOD, FAMILY & FUN--join me at "Life in the Past Lane" with author Jessica James
Thursday, December 1, 2011Holiday traditions: Food, family & fun I'm so excited to welcome today a dear friend who mixes two of my favorite things: writing and food. Today she has thrown in a few other favorites of mine for good measure -- history and some old traditions of the...
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