Galena Illinois is known as a place untouched by glaciations. I’m not sure if that means much to you but it seems that the last Ice Age didn’t touch parts of northwestern Illinois. However this town has more than ¾ of its buildings untouched due to another factor; most all of the town is listed ...
Ulysses S. Grant was the greatest general in American history-better than Lee, better than Eisenhower and better than Patton. No less an authority than Eisenhower himself said as much. (See here, second item.) However, Grant’s presidency has been greatly maligned. He is under-appreciated, underestimated, misunderstood and undeserving of his presidency’s lousy reputation. If there was ...
From the beginning of the epic to its finish, the distinguishing element that was most prominent in the Iliad was the concept of honor which is held by Greeks. Honor in the Iliad is not viewed in the same way as it is in western society; rather honor is won through gaining victory and exacting ...
The 1849 California Gold Rush was a magnet for ambitious personalities: individuals who would later rise to extraordinary heights in American politics, military, and economic life. The Gold Rush ruined the great landowner John Sutter but served as a testing ground for Richard Barnes Mason, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman. John Sutter was, ...
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was the 18th President of the United States, elected on the strength of his service leading the Union forces to victory during the American Civil War. His was a two-term Republican presidency, marked by scandal. As is commonly known, Ulysses S. Grant assumed his name in preference to Hiram Ulysses Grant ...
