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Occasionally I watch other people’s videos about history and comment on them. Yesterday I watched one by Veritasium, a science-oriented creator who made…
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In May of 1842, 23-year-old Lucius Ranney writes to his older brother Henry of his arrival in Allen Michigan, after a 10 day journey from Phelps. He…
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Nineteen: Modern Materialism I am out at last, in the condition you see me. My author has had to contend with many difficulties in bringing me forth…
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This is a video of the Introduction, for those who prefer to listen rather than read it. You can get the book here. MakingHistory is a reader-supported…
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I’m happy to announce my new book, How to Make Notes and Write. This is a project I've been planning for the last year or so, as I've been learning…
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Feedback from my Obsidian Book Club friends as well as viewers has caused me to think about adding some explanations as I get ready to roll out my How…
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I was living in a hotel room with my daughter this week, while she attended a film school class in the Twin Cities. At the end of the week I also have a…
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Today is my second day sitting in the atrium of what seems to have once been a King Koil mattress factory on Vandalia Avenue in St. Paul. Daughter Vivi…
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Eighteen: Williams College and New York I told him that I did not wish to publish my views to the world unless they were at least plausible; and that I…
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Some thoughts after talking with Scott Scheper
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Seventeen: To Astonish the World At length my great end and aim was to astonish the world, and become even far more famous than John Locke ever was, by…
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Another US History Primary Source
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