Month: November 2019

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving, nerds! Wherever you are I hope it is with people you want to be with doing things you love to do. My day will be filled with food, football, reading (of course), and probably just a wee bit of scotch. What? You came here for your history fix? Well, of course, I won’t…

  • Museum Review: Manassas Museum

    Museum Review: Manassas Museum

    Museum Focus: The museum for Manassas, Virginia. Where is it: 9101 Prince William St, Manassas, VA 20110. I used to live here! No, not at the museum. In the city. What does it cost: Free! How long should I plan to stay: Not a very long time. This is a small museum which is only…

  • Author Interview: Mike Dash (Part 2)

    Author Interview: Mike Dash (Part 2)

    (Read Part 1 here.) Brendan:              This is an interesting question for you, especially talking about your process and everything, and doing this for so many years, and your life’s work. As you talked about, you’ve done a lot of things, blog posts, journalism, being an author. How do you balance those things? Are you…

  • Author Interview: Mike Dash (Part 1)

    Author Interview: Mike Dash (Part 1)

    One of the great gifts of being the youngest of three boys is a total lack of shame. It was beaten out of me years ago. This allows me to do things without having that little voice in my head that says, “are you out of your mind?” What does this have to do with…

  • Tulipomania by Mike Dash

    Tulipomania by Mike Dash

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Tulipomania: A book. About a flower. And I liked it. Quick synopsis: The history of tulipomania. What the hell is that? In 1630s Netherlands, they really liked tulips. They liked them so much, people lost fortunes. ON TULIPS! Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: This is just a great line. This…

  • Batavia’s Graveyard by Mike Dash

    Batavia’s Graveyard by Mike Dash

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for Batavia’s Graveyard: Well, this escalates quickly. Quick synopsis: The story of the Dutch ship, the Batavia in 1628. Oh, that doesn’t sound interesting? How about the subsequent mutiny, murder, and final battle on the beach for the lives of all who still lived? Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Do I…

  • Random Musing: On Dating

    Random Musing: On Dating

    What’s this musing about: Dating used to be a lot less complicated. I got separated recently (sad trombone music). It is a traumatic experience for a lot of reasons. The one I’m currently tackling which is a bit overwhelming is…. dating again. What does this have to do with history? This is a history blog…

  • The Man Who Caught the Storm- Brantley Hargrove

    The Man Who Caught the Storm- Brantley Hargrove

    Brendan’s Alternate Tagline for The Man Who Caught the Storm: Don’t go into a tornado. It’s a bad idea. Quick synopsis: The story of Tim Samaras who was a famous tornado hunter and inventor. Fun Fact Non-History People Will Like: Frequency of a tornado coming through your living room? Once every 4,000 years. This number…