Previously,  we wrote of some of the women who made significant impact on the American way of life.  We continue that today, in order to make sure the distaff side…

Two of my previous essays were about the Great Men of American history.  You can easily anticipate the reaction of Jane  —  “Where are the women?”   So, even though it…

In our last look at how history is written and interpreted, we managed to isolate several figures in our shared history who towered above their contemporaries.  After Columbus, James Wolfe,…

Many historical books and essays recount the records and exploits of exceptional leaders  —  kings, presidents, important people who made headlines and influenced their times. In the past several decades,…

Those of us of a certain age can remember when hearing the words, “the bomb,” we automatically knew it was the atomic bomb.  For most of my life, I lived…