The Blog of Jeffrey Evan Brooks

An Ordinary History Teacher With Something To Say

Sunday, December 27, 2015

The South Could Have Won the Civil War

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It is an article of faith among a great many historians, both popular and academic, that the South never had a chance to win the American Ci...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

Five Historical Events That Should Be Made Into Cable Miniseries

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By and large, television has confirmed the famous 1961 prediction of then-FEC Chairman Newton Minnow, in that is has become a "vast was...
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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Thomas Jefferson's Big Wine Adventure

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Thomas Jefferson was the ideal of a Renaissance Man. He was a statesman, political philosopher, architect, horticulturist, writer, musician,...
Sunday, December 6, 2015

What If D-Day Had Failed?

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The Allied amphibious landing in Normady on June 6, 1944, is one of the most legendary military operations of all time and one of the most d...
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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Save Princeton

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Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Night of 1776 is one of the most iconic historical events that the American nat...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Homes For Our Troops

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It's November 11. Veterans Day. This is the day we set aside every year to celebrate the sacrifices that our veterans have made in defen...
Wednesday, October 7, 2015

250th Anniversary of the Stamp Act Congress

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The same year that has seen the end of the 150th anniversary commemorations of the American Civil War also, by historical coincidence, marks...
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