Meditations on a Couple of Old Postcards
I saw a pile of household goods on the side of the road a couple of days ago, as I was picking up a friend to take him to the store. It was a blighting… »
Civilization in the Balance
I am not a great fan of President Andrew Jackson. Yet this equestrian statue (erected in 1852, five years after its commissioning), in front of the White House, is one of the most important pieces… »
Stony Creek and Virginia History
On an abnormally warm early Spring day, I took a 150 mile motorcycle ride from Portsmouth to Stony Creek, Virginia. It is where my Great Great Grandpa, Randolph Page, was captured by Federal Forces in… »
Monuments and Reconciliation
With the election of Rutherford B. Hayes by a one vote margin in the Electoral College, the Compromise of 1877 ended the era of Reconstruction in the minds of the people. As Southern States were… »
