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Love and Compassion

Posted on October 17, 2025 by theamericanplutarch

Buddhists call it compassion, This love that we have within, A love that is in fashion, Intuits when we begin, A house with many mansions, A place without sin. A place where fly the fairies, Those beings swift as the … Continue reading →

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Books by Russell M. Lawson

Posted on March 26, 2024 by theamericanplutarch

American Catholics: An Encyclopedic History: Beginning with North America’s contact with three imperialist powers (Spain, France, and England), this narrative account tells the story of how Catholicism became and continues to be part of the basic religious and cultural fiber … Continue reading →

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History Teacher

Posted on September 13, 2023 by theamericanplutarch

I have taught history in a variety of venues for 40 years. I began as a graduate teaching assistant teaching American History Survey at the University of New Hampshire. I taught as an adjunct with the University System of New … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Alexander Posey

Posted on March 11, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

Alexander Posey, the Creek poet, was a student and librarian at Indian University, now Bacone College, in the 1890s. During his brief life (1873-1908), Posey published essays, satire, stories, and wonderful poems about nature, life, and death. He wrote whimsically … Continue reading →

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