Tag: American History
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The Forgotten Battle That Helped Launch America’s Navy
Reading Time: 5 minutesMost Americans know the stories of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, and Yorktown. Few have ever heard of the Battle of Machias. Yet in June 1775, just weeks after the American Revolution began, a group of frontier settlers in what is now Maine captured the British armed schooner Margaretta in what…
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Review — Leadership, Contradiction, and the Making of America
Reading Time: 4 minutesA thoughtful review of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham, examining how Thomas Jefferson balanced Enlightenment ideals, political ambition, and the realities of power while shaping the early United States.
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Grant by Ron Chernow Review — Ulysses S. Grant’s Leadership, Failures, and Redemption
Reading Time: 4 minutesA thoughtful review of Grant by Ron Chernow, exploring how Ulysses S. Grant rose from failure and obscurity to preserve the Union, defend Black civil rights, and redefine American leadership during and after the Civil War.
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Benjamin Franklin: The Practical Founder America Forgot | Review of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Reading Time: 4 minutesA thoughtful review of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson, exploring Franklin as America’s most practical Founding Father — a self-made man who valued compromise, diplomacy, civic responsibility, and solutions over ideology. A compelling look at the man behind the myths and why his ideas still matter today.
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Last Week in History: June 8–14 | Wars, Tech & Legacy
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe second week of June has produced some of history’s most influential moments, from the publication of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four to the dedication of the UNIVAC I, one of the world’s first commercial computers. Between June 8 and June 14, wars began and ended, civil rights battles reached turning points, and…
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And There Was Light Review: Abraham Lincoln’s Humanity, Leadership, and the Cost of Leadership
Reading Time: 3 minutesA thoughtful review of And There Was Light by Jon Meacham, exploring how Abraham Lincoln evolved through grief, political pressure, slavery, and civil war to become one of America’s most consequential leaders.
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Untold History: The Stories Behind the Headlines — Episode 1 – The Mayflower Was a Business Deal: How America Turned Struggling Settlers Into National Saints
Reading Time: 5 minutesA myth-busting look at the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and how Lincoln reinvented Thanksgiving — revealing more about America today than 1620.
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100 Books on History, Leadership, Civilization, and Human Resilience: My Lifetime Reading Roadmap
Reading Time: 3 minutesA curated reading list of history, biography, fiction, leadership, Roman Empire, democracy, resilience, and Pulitzer Prize-winning books. Discover the books I’ve read and the classics still waiting on my shelf.
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Last Week in History (May 11–17): Major Events, American Revolution & World History
Reading Time: 7 minutesFrom the American Revolution and civil rights victories to scientific breakthroughs and world-changing events, discover the remarkable moments from May 11–17 that still shape our world today.