Discussions
‘Catching the Wind’ Review: The Liberal Lion in Full
Via: Vic Eldred
•
Books
•
1 Comments
•
5 years ago
Edward Kennedy is one of those “not quite” figures in America’s past, men of real significance in their time—Henry Clay, William Jennings Bryan, Adlai Stevenson, Nelson Rockefeller—who never...
‘Tecumseh and the Prophet’ Review: Brothers in Arms
Via: Vic Eldred
•
Books
•
1 Comments
•
5 years ago
In 1808, on the Wabash River—just downstream from where the Tippecanoe River flows into it—a new settlement was being built, in what is now northwestern Indiana. You could hear trees being cut...
Death in the Afternoon by Ernest Hemingway
Via: Vic Eldred
•
Books
•
6 Comments
•
5 years ago
Still considered one of the best books ever written about bullfighting, "Death in the Afternoon" is an impassioned look at the sport by one of its true aficionados. It reflects Hemingway's...
he Great Books - On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Via: Vic Eldred
•
Books
•
1 Comments
•
5 years ago
England became quieter and more prosperous in the 1850s, and by mid-decade the professionals were taking over, instituting exams and establishing a meritocracy . The changing social...
Examining Institutional Failures At The FBI Through 'A Time To Build'
Via: Vic Eldred
•
Books
•
9 Comments
•
5 years ago
'Chicago's Great Fire' Review: Rising From the Ashes
Via: Vic Eldred
•
Books
•
1 Comments
•
5 years ago
Along with the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 stands as one of America’s foundational urban legends, a story of death and rebirth, a monument to the resiliency of...
'Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise' Review: The Enigma of Charisma
Via: Vic Eldred
•
Books
•
5 Comments
•
5 years ago
H.L. Mencken was doubtful that Shakespeare wrote the plays assigned to him because there is substantial evidence that he acted in them, which is an amusing way of saying that actors are not...
