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Posts Tagged with History

Fearful Men

“The line between investigating and persecuting is a very fine one and the junior Senator from Wisconsin has stepped over it repeatedly. We will not be driven by fear into an age of unreason, if we dig deep into our…

A Long Way Gone

A Long Way Gone by Ismael Beah at Amazon.com Growing up in the safe confines of the middle-class womb here in the U.S., it is easy to lose sight of the larger world around me. While I count myself a student of history and a constant consumer of information,…

Printable Maps of the U.S.

The National Atlas provides “reference and outline maps of the United States that you can print or use online. The reference maps display general reference features such as boundaries, cities, capitals, major highways, rivers and lakes, and terrain. Outline maps showing…

Hi-Res History

The National Archives provides an amazing resource in their new site the Charters of Freedom. High-resolution images of key U.S. historical documents have been made available to the world, including the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights and the Constitution of…

Cosquer Cave

Cosquer Cave “is the only painted cave in the world with an entrance below present-day sea level where [prehistoric] cave art has been preserved”.