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I would not have been a settler.

Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne

August 13, 2023 by Halbs Leave a Comment

I read S.C. Gwynne’s Empire of the Summer Moon as part of a book club. The titular empire in this work of history is Comanche empire. Gwynne says it was the Comanches that determined when the West opened up to white settlers. For decades and decades, no one could get around them. About half-way through our club meeting, someone asked a question that’s good to ask about any book: What is this book about? Empire’s cover features Comanche leader Quanah Parker, and Parker’s name is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: American History, First Nations, manifest destiny, S.C. Gwynne, Texas History

Halbs's CBR15 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: American History, First Nations, manifest destiny, S.C. Gwynne, Texas History ·
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I take an odd sort of comfort in knowing that things in America have been just as bad, if not worse, than they are right now.

Shakespeare in a Divided America by James Shapiro

April 26, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

The 2016 election: we will eventually be far away from that time, but while we wait to heal we will continue to publish works – everything from tweets to films- about how it shaped our current situation. In 2017, the Delacorte Theater  staged a production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar in Central Park . Shakespeare had been done live in Central Park for years. Julius Caesar had been performed steadily around the world since it debuted in 1599. Caesar has taken on many depictions throughout the […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: 2016 Election, abraham lincoln, america, Immigration, James Shapiro, live theater, manifest destiny, partisan politics, Shakespeare, Slavery, US History

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:38 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: 2016 Election, abraham lincoln, america, Immigration, James Shapiro, live theater, manifest destiny, partisan politics, Shakespeare, Slavery, US History ·
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Stolen History

Unfamiliar Fishes by Sarah Vowell

January 22, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

Going into Unfamiliar Fishes, my knowledge of Hawaii was sparse, to say the least. I can’t say that we covered any Hawaiian history in school- not even that it is our “newest” state. Information came in fits and starts; a friend of mine teaches Hula through VSA, I was familiar with Captain Cooks adventures (and one serious misadventure) in the archipelago, and I caught an old episode of No Reservations. Embarrassing, I know. I had nothing to write home about. Enter Sarah Vowell and her “almost oral […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History Tagged With: American History, captain cook, Christianity, colonization, conversion, cultural tradition, hawaii, Hawaiian history, hawaiian language, Imperialism, manifest destiny, Missionaries, Native Hawaiian religion, Sarah Vowell, travel

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:8 · Genres: Audiobooks, History · Tags: American History, captain cook, Christianity, colonization, conversion, cultural tradition, hawaii, Hawaiian history, hawaiian language, Imperialism, manifest destiny, Missionaries, Native Hawaiian religion, Sarah Vowell, travel ·
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Manifest destiny

February 23, 2014 by lyndamk 2 Comments

Manifest Destiny: American Expansion and the Empire of Right by Anders Stephanson is a short book, but don’t be deceived. It is incredibly dense. Nonetheless, if you really want to know more about the origins of manifest destiny and America exceptionalism, this is a perfect starting point. Read more at my blog …

Filed Under: History Tagged With: lyndamk, manifest destiny

lyndamk's CBR6 Review No:5 · Genres: History · Tags: lyndamk, manifest destiny ·
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