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- Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, the sixth of seven children. Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. Mark Twain The Mark Twain House ...
- The Original Focus Of The War Was Not To Free The Slaves, But To Preserve The Union.
EHT has a lovely post Did Lincoln Make a Deal With God? at American Presidents Blog. I am not surprised that the majority of people today think that slavery was the cause of the Civil War (War Between the States or whatever other name you want to call...
- A Civil War In Our Public Schools
In the Jackson Public Schools, the general is trying to oust a lieutenant and the lieutenant has accused the boss of sexual harassment. After several days of an unprecedented public hearing, the bloodletting has been unbelievable. ...
- Proud To Be Southern
Two high school students sent home for carrying purses depicting the Confederate flag filed a lawsuit against their suburban Fort Worth school district Friday, claiming their free speech rights were violated. Aubrie Michelle McAllum and Ashley Paige...
- Winter Reading Challenge
From The Stacks If you are anything like me your stack of purchased to-be-read books is teetering over. So for this challenge we would be reading 5 books that we have already purchased, have been meaning to get to, have been sitting on the nightstand...
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Civil War Tidbit
Mark Twain spent two weeks in the Confederate Army as a second lieutenant. Later he would write "The Private History of a Campaign That Failed", based on his experiences.
- Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri, the sixth of seven children. Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge. Mark Twain The Mark Twain House ...
- The Original Focus Of The War Was Not To Free The Slaves, But To Preserve The Union.
EHT has a lovely post Did Lincoln Make a Deal With God? at American Presidents Blog. I am not surprised that the majority of people today think that slavery was the cause of the Civil War (War Between the States or whatever other name you want to call...
- A Civil War In Our Public Schools
In the Jackson Public Schools, the general is trying to oust a lieutenant and the lieutenant has accused the boss of sexual harassment. After several days of an unprecedented public hearing, the bloodletting has been unbelievable. ...
- Proud To Be Southern
Two high school students sent home for carrying purses depicting the Confederate flag filed a lawsuit against their suburban Fort Worth school district Friday, claiming their free speech rights were violated. Aubrie Michelle McAllum and Ashley Paige...
- Winter Reading Challenge
From The Stacks If you are anything like me your stack of purchased to-be-read books is teetering over. So for this challenge we would be reading 5 books that we have already purchased, have been meaning to get to, have been sitting on the nightstand...