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Three Strikes

Winston Churchill famously quipped, “History will treat me well-I plan to write it.” He did, and it has, though he certainly remains a controversial …

Fruit

In a recent essay on the Circa History Guild website, historian Richard Freeman wrote regarding the Christian faith of Abraham Lincoln. His conclusions concerning the …

Yes, Lincoln was a Christian
But his conversion came late in life
If you are like me, you may have assumed that Lincoln was a …

Losses

Some historical events are easy to remember because you were alive at the time (as you presumably are right now). Where were you when you …

TR

Much has been said concerning the experience of the presidential contenders in the upcoming election. Comparisons of years served in Congress or previous vocations are …

When I was in elementary school, I read a series of books in a series known as the “I Was There” books. Each story placed …

Failure

Our lives rarely take the course we ourselves planned, if we planned at all. I was reminded again of that reality when I viewed a …

Revision

Quiz time. What general wrote the following words?:

“To the petulant and persistent secessionists, why death is mercy, and the quicker he or she is disposed …

That’s My Story
Today we live in a very divided and selfish country.  We seem to be agreed on very little - either socially or …

Ndongo

Every once in a while an historian tests the prevailing interpretation of an event or era by digging into the available primary sources in a …