Monthly Archives: November 2008
“I Would Strengthen the Left”
Leaves fell from the trees, fluttering to the ground as they did every autumn in northern Georgia. But this was a violent season, the warm air filled with the constant crack of muskets and low boom of unseen cannon. Limbs … Continue reading
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Iron Ships, Part 2
It was an unprecedented victory and an unmitigated disaster. C.S.S. Virginia had sailed into Hampton Roads, relatively unharmed by the hammer blows of the Union cannonballs balls that had bounced off her iron side. The confederate ship tore into the … Continue reading
The Mythology of Abraham Lincoln
During one of Abraham Lincoln’s many political confrontations his opponent condemned him for being dishonest–being “two-faced.” Lincoln is said to have replied, “I ask you ladies and gentlemen, if I had two faces, would I have worn this one?” Lincoln … Continue reading
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