Tag: American history
Robert Nisbet’s Youth ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bradley J. Birzer Growing up in Maricopa, the young Robert Nisbet fell deeply in love with libraries. Almost as soon as he learned to read—sitting on his mother’s lap as she read to him—the young man began to devour books voraciously, loving the literature… Continue Reading “Robert Nisbet’s Youth ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
The Battle of Jumonville Glen: The French & Indian War Begins ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Craig Bruce Smith While the Battle of Jumonville Glen may not be considered the start of the war from the British perspective, it resulted in an expanded colonial conflict engulfing the world in violence, which then began the rift between Britain and their… Continue Reading “The Battle of Jumonville Glen: The French & Indian War Begins ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
What Made Us Go Crazy? Part One: – VDH’s Blade of Perseus
By Victor Davis Hanson What Made Us Go Crazy? Part One: – VDH’s Blade of Perseus — Read on victorhanson.com/what-made-us-go-crazy-part-one/
Was Cornwallis a Coward? ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Alan Pell Crawford The caricature of the British generals of the American Revolution is one of them prancing about in their splendid red uniforms, dipping snuff, looking down their snooty noses at the silly-billy Americans, and cowering from the slaughter, lest their wigs… Continue Reading “Was Cornwallis a Coward? ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
A Tale of Two Homes and Two Statesmen ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Bruce Frohnen Both Monticello and Mount Vernon are imposing estates. Both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were imposing historical figures. What do the homes tell us about the statesmen? Quite a bit, it turns out… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2016/01/tale-two-homes-statesmen-mount-vernon-monticello-bruce-frohnen.html
An overlooked controversy in California | Voice
By Jerry Newcombe It seems like the ongoing effort of historical revisionism — to tarnish American history and its heroes in service of political correctness — continues unabated. — Read on http://www.christianpost.com/voices/an-overlooked-controversy-in-california.html
How an Obscure Woman’s Letters Transformed a President ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By Stephen Klugewicz “They say you won’t succeed because ‘making a man President cannot change him,’” Julia Sand wrote. “But making a man President can change him! If there is a spark of true nobility in you, now is the occasion to let it… Continue Reading “How an Obscure Woman’s Letters Transformed a President ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
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