You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you. C.S. Lewis
Family histories have a way of taking unexpected twists and turns and sometimes unearthing interesting facts. Years ago, I started to try and map my family tree. There are several family historians in my family, so one branch had almost been thoroughly explored and can be traced back to Wales before landing in Maryland. My... Continue Reading →
In “Crisis, Bigger Government, and Ideological Change: Two Hypotheses on the Ratchet Phenomenon,” Robert Higgs discusses his theory of ratchet phenomenon. He studied the economic growth after the Great Depression and leading up to World War II. He posits that a great crisis will result in the rapid extreme growth of the government which remains... Continue Reading →
Figure 1 Kate Gleason at Alhambra Catherine Anselm Gleason, or Kate as she was better known, was born November 25, 1865 and died January 9, 1933. She left an estate estimated at $1.5 million. There are several remarkable things about Kate Gleason, first is that she succeeded as a woman in a male dominated market,... Continue Reading →
After the Civil War, the United States entered a period of reconstruction and worked on re-unifying the country. Many areas of the country saw change in the post-war years, including the banking system. State banks issued currency but during the Civil War, a need for a national currency was recognized. The division of the Union... Continue Reading →
This blog was started as a way to meet the requirements of blog assignments while in pursuit of a PhD in History. It also will include personal narrative writing with historic interest or relevance. Hope you enjoy! ~Carmen Latvis
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