History

What a lying Indian says, deceives his friends, his wife, his children; what a lying tradition says, deceives a tribe [J. F. Cooper]

• History of Central Europe
• The 1812 Revolution in Texas
• The War of 1812, an introduction to a fascinating period in which bungling played such a large part.
• The Army for Civilians, military fundamentals for civilian readers of 19th century history.
• Notes on the Mexican War
• The Lies My Teacher Told Me, comments on James Loewen's analysis of American history textbooks.
• James Michener's Mexico, does not contain much about Mexico.
• Abraham Lincoln, comments on a recent TV program.
• Benjamin Franklin, comments on a recent TV program.
• Mr Lincoln's Secret Service, undercover agents in the Civil War.
• William Henry Harrison, (1773-1841), 9th President of the United States.
• Slavery in Indiana, The constitutions of 1816 and 1851.
• Ulysses Simpson Grant, (1822-1885), 18th President of the United States.
• Carnegie and Edison, the Ironmaster-Philanthropist and the Wizard of Menlo Park
• Ginseng, its role in American history
• The Myth of the Antebellum South: The region had severe problems, and life was hard
• Naval Warfare in the Age of Sail: How ships fought with cannon
• Poggendorff, Pioneer of the History of Science

The picture is the Colorado State Capitol in Denver