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Lucenda Beach Largent, Illinois Farm Woman of the 19th Century
Lucenda Beach Largent lived from July 12, 1808 to Nov. 26, 1875. Lucenda A. Beach married Archibald Largent (Thomas Largent’s father, George Washington Largent’s grandfather, Claude Christopher Largent’s great-grandfather) in North Carolina in April, 1825, when she was 17. Before … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, genealogy, history, Largents, women's history
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Peter Etter, American Loyalist
Peter Etter lived from July 5, 1751 to 1798. Peter Etter was of Swiss descent, his father Peter having been born in 1715 in Bern, Switzerland. His mother, Margaretta Martin, was born in Switzerland in 1724. The elder Peter Etter … Continue reading
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Will Perkins, Family Historian
William Lennox Perkins, July 12, 1868-August 25, 1946. William Perkins, brother of Hattie Perkins Brown, who was the mother of Florence Brown Phillips and the grandmother of Milton Arnold Phillips, was the Perkins and Crawford family historian as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, books, genealogy, history, History of New Engand, Perkins Family
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Prisoners’ take on “The Storyteller,” by Mario Vargas Llosa
The Storyteller, by Mario Vargas Llosas, is a complex book that interweaves two different narratives, one by a writer, one by a storyteller; the book explores the people of the Amazon rain forest in eastern Peru from the 1950s … Continue reading
When is a Historian Judge and Jury?
Over a century ago, the world became intrigued by the theories of Sigmund Freud and his interpretation of humans as irrational, rather than rational, creatures. People wondered about the significance and consequences of irrationality in courts of law, legislatures, schools, … Continue reading
Is Science Inherently an Act of Piety?
During the past century science has become so focused on the material and the secular as to deny what was one of the essential characteristics of Western scientists going back three millennia: piety. Ancient Greek scientists perceived religion and science … Continue reading
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Tagged history, History of Science, Piety, Science
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Independence: Disorder in a Democracy
In today’s day, we are confronted with disorder, almost chaos and anarchy at times. How do we bring order out of a disorderly situation? The concluding years of the American Revolution in the 1780s provides us with an example. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, books, Constitution, god, history, Providence
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Narrative History Rescues the Past
“Narrative History Rescues the Past”–You’re not likely to see this headlining the latest news feed, though subtle truth rarely makes the news. Moreover, narrative history is rarely sensational, rarely fantastic, and is (unfortunately) not imaginary, rather based on real people … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, books, history, John Smith, Narrative history, The Sea Mark
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George Washington and Providence
Jeremy Belknap, a patriot, scientist, historian, and minister in the late eighteenth century, wrote during the War for Independence to his friend Ebenezer Hazard, praising General George Washington: “A man is never more truly noble than when he is sensible … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, George Washington, god, history, Providence
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Leadership? If Only Washington was President
If George Washington was President of the United States today, in 2016, would we have problems with anarchy in the streets, and the lack of leadership in domestic conflicts? In 1782/1783, the American Revolution was drawing to a close, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Biography, George Washington, history, Leadership, Presidency
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The American Plutarch 