William Walker: the American Who Dreamed of Ruling NicaraguaBorn and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, William Walker, physician, lawyer and journalist dreamed of power and glory. He sought his…Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
Nuptial Nightmares in Charles Willeford’s High Priest of California and Wild WivesIn the mid-1980s, RE/Search Publications put together this nice-looking edition of Charles Willeford’s High Priest of California and Wild…Dec 27, 2020Dec 27, 2020
Yihetuan: The Boxer Rebellion and the Failure Of a Militant Religious Cult’s RebellionThe 1890s were a miserable decade for China. Droughts caused famine and several colonial wars resulted in the occupation of the country…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Minsky’s Theaters and the Golden Age of BurlesqueIn the 1860s, British immigrants brought a new style of entertainment to the young nation’s shores. They called it burlesque, a loan word…Dec 18, 2020Dec 18, 2020
Book ReviewIn the Old Testament, God commands Abraham to kill Isaac, his only son. Abraham takes the boy to Mount Moriah, builds a stone altar, and…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
The Disappearance of William Morgan and the Rise of the Anti-Masonic Political PartyThe Disappearance of William Morgan and the Rise of the Anti-Masonic Political PartyDec 13, 2020Dec 13, 2020
The Theme of Responsibility in A Canticle for LeibowitzOh yes, they went ahead and did it. Nuclear bombs were launched all over the world, civilization was wiped out, and a few humans beings…Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020
