When did Season’s greetings become so complicated. When I was a little kid, in the dim and distant past, the default greeting for everyone was ‘Merry Christmas’. Whether you met them on the street or sent them a card (how many still send or receive cards?), it always included a… Read more“Map Monday, What happened to Merry Christmas?”
Category: History
Map Monday, Most Important Revolutionary War Battle?
What was the most important revolutionary war battle? To start with, I need to make it clear that I’m referring to the American Revolution that produced the United States. With that settled, what’s the answer? Since the war ended 235 years ago surely there’s some consensus about the most important… Read more“Map Monday, Most Important Revolutionary War Battle?”
Map Monday, Africa without European Imperialism
What would a modern political map of Africa look like without European imperialism? After recently sharing a map of North America without European colonization, Charles Ray, a fine author, reviewer, and sometime reader of this blog, asked if I could present a similar map of Africa. While I’ve received occasional… Read more“Map Monday, Africa without European Imperialism”