Historically Thinking
We believe that when people think historically, they are engaging in a disciplined way of thinking about the world and its past. We believe it gives thinkers a knack for recognizing nonsense; and that it cultivates not only intellectual curiosity and rigo
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Episode 124: Killing for the Republic, or, the Army of Ancient Rome
One of the best known legends of Ancient Rome, perhaps of more importance to subsequent centuries and millennia than even to Rome itself, was the legendary...
Behind the Book 6: The Floggings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
The subject for today's "Behind the Book" conversation is flogging. Rather than showing you a depiction of someone having their back flayed with a whip,...
Behind the Book 5: The Strange, Stirring, and Sad Life of Henry Lee
Henry Lee III is one of the most interesting personalities of the American Revolution and the early American republic. He was one of the innumerable...
Behind The Book 4: Andrew Pickens, or, The Wizard Owl
For some reason, South Carolinians love to give their Revolutionary heroes nicknames. Maybe it was Francis Marion who started it, when he was christened...
“Behind The Book” Episode 3: Clarke County
Today's another "Behind the Book" bonus episode, in which I talk with some "subject-matter experts" about a topic related to the life of Daniel Morgan....
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