Some happenings are simultaneously obscure, interesting, and pregnant with historical import. When all of these elements come together, an exploration of the happening and how it shaped subsequent history cannot be anything but a great read. Such is the premise of Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That […]
Book Review | Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation by Deborah Davis [Contributor]
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In the Arena, Failure is an Option.
December 28, 2011 by
Failure is an option. Anyone who says otherwise is either in a movie, naive, or asking for your vote.
No, I’m not becoming pessimistic in my early middle-age. Rather, I’m beginning to learn that the world is not shifted by those who stand on the sidelines and taunt, but rather by the men and women who risk, who dare to make the effort, who put themselves in the arena at the risk of failure. [cont…]
Book Review: “Theodore Rex” by Edmund Morris
November 26, 2011 by
To read the first in Edmund Morris’ biographical series on Theodore Roosevelt (see my review here: “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt“), one might be left with the feeling that it was inevitable that Teddy someday become President. Individuals from his German tutor while he studied abroad to those who came into contact with him while […]
Book Review: “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt” by Edmund Morris
September 19, 2011 by
The great thing about reading Edmund Morris is two-fold: he presents extremely thorough research with a enjoyable reading style that makes one feel like they are reading fiction. As a friend put it, it’s like reading a novel, not a biography. It doesn’t hurt that Theodore Roosevelt lived a life that makes easy picking for […]
Tonight’s books, courtesy of the Salt Lake County Library
August 10, 2011 by
Word. Got a couple good looking books from the library tonight. It’s within walking distance, so if I put the kids in the stroller and take them with, I get new books to peruse and read, the kids pick out some new books, and I get at least a modicum of exercise….if just. The books? […]
In California, anything is possible…maybe even “Fat History Month.”
July 18, 2011 by
Sometimes, laws don’t make sense. They’re the result of an agenda forced on the majority by a loud and influential minority. The law doesn’t reflect good public policy, just a successful lobbying effort. California‘s recent dictate to schools to teach the benefits of gays and lesbians to history is one such law. If people thought […]
“…the best thing you can do…”
January 17, 2011 by
Image via Wikipedia “In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” Theodore Roosevelt Related articles Who motivates you? (lawafterthebar.wordpress.com)
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