Category Archives: European history

Essays on European history

Ash Hill Publishing

Posted on July 31, 2026 by theamericanplutarch

Ash Hill Publishing publishes many of the books that you will find listed at this blog, including books on religion, history, biography, and genealogy. For example, if you are interested in a different twist and empathetic telling of how and … Continue reading →

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Science in the Ancient World: From Antiquity through the Middle Ages

Posted on September 28, 2021 by theamericanplutarch

            Ancient science was the intellectual pursuit to understand the origins and workings of nature and humanity. Science is a term that encompasses many methods and varied disciplines over time. Science has engaged human thought for millennia. The questions that … Continue reading →

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Metamorphosis

Posted on August 6, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis is a strange story about a man who awakes one day to find himself transformed, or metamorphosed, into a bug-like creature with many small skinny legs, antennae, and a hard shell. His appetites change and he can … Continue reading →

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Hugh Crawford, Scottish Paper Stainer and Emigrant to America, 1789-1857

Posted on July 6, 2020 by theamericanplutarch

Hugh Crawford was born in Glasgow on January 31, 1789; he died in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on July 1, 1857 when he was 68. He was the second-born son of John Crawford and Agnes Wright of Glasgow. He had many … Continue reading →

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