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Hi everyone! First, a bit of news. Today’s giveaway marks the conclusion of our Civil War Sesquicentennial March campaign. We’ll continue to commemorate the anniversary throughout the coming months, but our official 40-book sweepstakes will close March 31st, 12 a.m. EST. So don’t forget to share it with your friends (to get additional prizes) and then [...]
The phrase “southern cuisine” conjures up visions of sweet tea, crunchy fried chicken and biscuits so thick we could use them as (greasy) paperweights. Fortunately, we’ve found southern food recipes that exceed our KFC-quality daydreams. Informative and full of mouth-watering traditions, Rick McDaniel’s An Irresistible History of Southern Food: Four Centuries of Black-Eyed Peas, Collard [...]
“We don’t know what is before us today. Our trust is in God.” –Sergeant John Johnston, Army of Tennessee, CSA, April 2, 1865 Guest post by Traci Nichols-Belt and Gordon T. Belt Wherever the Civil War raged, religion flourished. This is the theme of our book, Onward Southern Soldiers: Religion and the Army of [...]
“I think to lose Kentucky is nearly to lose the whole game.” –President Abraham Lincoln, 1861 The Ides of March has passed and Free Book Friday is here–it’s time to celebrate! We picked today’s giveaway, The Civil War at Perryville: Battling for the Bluegrass, because it covers one of the most significant battles in Kentucky Civil [...]
There’s a buzz around the office today because our UK affiliates at The History Press just launched their new, critically acclaimed Titanic App. In time to commemorate the Titanic’s upcoming 100th anniversary, the app offers history buffs an interactive journey through every aspect of the ship’s legacy. Click here for more information on all the features of Titanic: Her Journey. Available [...]
The South has always been celebrated for its food—a tasty blend of ingredients and cooking techniques connected to the region’s rich soil and bountiful waters. Yet during the Civil War, food shortages plagued the South, and empty cupboards required resourcefulness. In An Irresistible History of Southern Food: Four Centuries of Black-Eyed Peas, Collard Greens & [...]
Meet Michael Orr, author of The 1975 Portland Timbers, and get an inside look at the beginnings of Portland’s soccer craze, the Timbers’ bitter rivalry with the Seattle Sounders and what the 2012 season has in store for soccer fans everywhere… 1. How did the Timbers’ Army get its start? What won the hearts of [...]
Happy Free Book Friday everybody! Today’s giveaway is a gorgeous, hardcover title with over 100 historic images from the Civil War era. As the newest title by noted historian John V. Quarstein, The CSS Virginia: Sink Before Surrender offers perhaps the most comprehensive research of the ship and battle to date. Comment on this post and [...]
Today is the Sesquicentennial of the Battle of Pea Ridge, one of the most significant battles of the western theater. In order to commemorate the battle, we thought we should interview James R. Knight, author of the newly released The Battle of Pea Ridge: The Civil War Fight for the Ozarks. Read on to learn about Knight’s [...]
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Today in 1881: The American Red Cross was founded. This vintage image features ladies of the Plainfield American Red Cross #1, circa 1920s.
"In Washington, D.C., humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the American National Red Cross, an organization established to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters in congruence with the International Red Cross.
Barton, born in Massachusetts in 1821, worked with the sick and wounded during the American Civil War and became known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" for her tireless dedication. In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln commissioned her to search for lost prisoners of war, and with the extensive records she had compiled during the war she succeeded in identifying thousands of the Union dead at the Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp.
She was in Europe in 1870 when the Franco-Prussian War broke out, and she went behind the German lines to work for the International Red Cross. In 1873, she returned to the United States, and four years later she organized an American branch of the International Red Cross. The American Red Cross received its first U.S. federal charter in 1900. Barton headed the organization into her 80s and died in 1912." via The History Channel
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This undated file picture shows the German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and his mistress Eva Braun while dining.
A German woman named Margot Woelk was one of 15 young women who sampled Hitler's food to make sure it wasn’t poisoned before it was served to the Nazi leader in his "Wolf's Lair," the heavily guarded command center in what is now Poland, where he spent much of his time in the final years of World War II.
Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from her husband then, a few months after her 95th birthday, she revealed the truth about her wartime role.
The petite widow's story is a tale of the horror, pain and dislocation endured by people of all sides who survived World War II. Read more at http://yhoo.it/17mH7dl.
“And such clam chowder as it was! Thick, juicy, succulent, it dripped down our throats like a sustaining nectar, some paradisal liquid that an angel must have evolved and mixed.” —C.H. Towne, 1921 A plethora of chowders enriches, inspires and influences New England cuisine. As the quintessential New England soup, chowder has a unique culinary history that compels [...]
Guest post by Sarah Falter, History Press Publicity & Marketing Wisps of smoke floated through the crisp November sky towards the palmetto trees that framed the battlefield, and then curled casually towards the bright Charleston sun. … [Read More...]
