Tag: history
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That’s a Capital Idea (Part IV)
Reading history has always been one of my favorite hobbies since my parents gave me the American Heritage Picture History of the Civil War as a Christmas gift some 60 years ago. Maybe because I have read more history books than the average person, I know that major historical events should be capitalized. That’s also…
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A Review of Chautauqua: An American Utopia
Simpson, Jeffrey. Chautauqua: An American Utopia. New York: Abrams Books, 1999. I have visited Chautauqua four times, and it is one of the most-serene, intellectually stimulating places I have ever been. Jeffrey Simpson’s book provides a comprehensive picture of Chautauqua’s origins and the changes it experienced over the decades that made it what it is…