Tag: History
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Those Blasted Presbyterians
“I fix all the blame of these extraordinary proceedings upon the Presbyterians.” Around the same time, Horace Walpole spoke from the English House of Commons to report on these “extraordinary proceedings” in the colonies of the new world. “There is no good crying about the matter,” he said. “Cousin America has run off with the…
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Outline of Biblical History
I have learned that I am one who learns best from outlines. Perhaps not in all subjects, but I think certainly when it comes to learning history. I can often recall many of the stories, but I am sometimes slow to remember how things played out and how things connect. Outlines helps to remind me…
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Making These Mountains Come Alive
If asked to list my favorite contemporary authors, Cameron Judd would no doubt rank high. Judd most notably made a name for himself in Westerns, a genre I am not particularly interested in. But he also has delved deeply into Historical Fiction, which from the time I read my first Michener novel has been a…
