Seventy-two years ago yesterday–on February 23, 1945–perhaps the most famous war photograph in history was taken by AP photographer Joe...

Although the Battle of Olustee (or Ocean Pond, as it was known at the time) is today long forgotten by most people and little considered...

My publisher, McFarland & Company, has informed me that they have submitted my book in nomination for the following two awards. The 2017...

Today is Valentine’s Day (in case any of my readers needed a reminder), so my blog topic has already been determined. There’s no getting...

Someone recently brought to my attention the fact that this week was Freelance Writers Appreciation Week. I use the word was because the...

The first full week of February is Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week. It’s impossible to estimate how many young readers have been...

One hundred fifty-six years ago, on February 4, 1861, the elected delegates of the seven (at the time) seceded states of the South met in...

First, I must offer a disclaimer. This is an unsolicited review of a book the author and some of the content of which I am connected...

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. Although it is generally commemorated as a remembrance of the Nazis’ attempt to exterminate the Jews,...

This week marks a couple of important dates in history. Well, at least they are important insofar as they have affected me. First, today...

At noon today, Donald Trump will be sworn in as our nation’s 45th president. Afterward, following the precedent set by our first...

The Patriot militia had earned a bad reputation for its propensity to run in battle when faced by organized British forces, especially if...

And Daddy, a self-employed brick mason, made my brother and me go to work with him from the time we were old enough to get into trouble...

This past Sunday marked an important anniversary in American history. Two hundred and two years ago, on January 8, 1815, American...

Well, I’ve taken that first step (actually several steps) on that long journey of fulfilling one of my perennial resolutions: to read...

My wife and I had vowed long ago, when our oldest daughter first moved to Wisconsin, that we would never visit there in the winter. We...

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When I was a kid, one of the most popular Christmas songs was “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” sung by Gene Autry, “the singing cowboy.”...

Shortly after I posted that essay, Charles Moore, who has been following my blog for a while, contacted me to suggest that I might enjoy...

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