I'm in the middle of the book "Abigail Adams" and I simply adore her. She's probably one of my all-time favorite historical figures and definetly my favorite female. In fact, I try to emulate her as much as possible. The book as been slow going so far... it's a great book, but its hefty. I read it in short spurts. (Well that and I read several books at a time so this one is in a revolving line.) I read the biography "John Adams" this summer. What a fantastic read! I was so excited to pick...

My brother sent me this email he wrote. I'm helping him with his final : : senior collegiate English paper. I thought I'd pass it on for whatever worth it may be to anyone. I didn't change anything about the email so it's in informal email style. Enjoy! in my research for my paper thats um due in uh 19 hours lol... i found this good quote from Josephus, a secular jewish historian that wasn't a christian and was highly respected even by roman emperors such as titus and vespasian... th...

Ask someone from 49 of the other states "Are you a (fill in statehood of your choice) first or an American?" and usually, you'll only get a puzzled look as a response. Some will say "American!" but mostly, the response is, "Isn't it the same thing?" I think the only other state where I've heard it's possible to feel this way is Virginia, though I think this heritage has been lost, long ago. I could be wrong. For those of you who've never experienced it, Texans have a surprising loyalty to...