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Category: History

Fifty Years Ago…

July 20, 2019 TS Hottle

We need to go back.

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Posted in: History, Science Filed under: Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Moon landing, Neil Armstrong

Dominion by Peter Ackroyd

December 13, 2018 TS Hottle

Peter Ackroyd’s History of Britain series traces the history of modern Britain from the Norman conquest to, in the latest…

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Posted in: Books, History Filed under: Dominion, Peter Ackroyd

The Real Lolita by Sarah Weinman

October 4, 2018 TS Hottle

Lolita is one of the classic novels of the last century, an American masterpiece written by Russian writer Vladimir Nabokov. The…

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Posted in: Books, History Filed under: Lolita, Sarah Weinman, The Real Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov

Fear by Robert Woodward

September 27, 2018 TS Hottle

Robert Woodward made his name exposing the corruption within the Nixon Administration. Since then, he has had an almost unparalleled…

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Posted in: Books, History, Politics

The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen

August 9, 2018 TS Hottle

A lot has been written about Vietnam. Just last week, I reviewed the companion book to Ken Burns’ documentary series…

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Posted in: Books, History Filed under: The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Vietnam, Vietnam War

The Vietnam War: An Intimate History by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns

August 2, 2018 TS Hottle

Ken Burns has produced many historical documentaries, his Civil War and baseball miniseries among them. More recently, he tackled the…

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Posted in: Books, History Filed under: Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, The Vietnam War: An Intimate History, Vietnam

49 Years Ago Today

July 20, 2018 TS Hottle

We are long overdue for a return trip. Boeing, I’m looking at you. At this rate, Elon Musk or Jeff…

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Posted in: History, Science Filed under: Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin, Moon landing, Neil Armstrong

Playing With Fire by Lawrence O’Donnell

July 12, 2018 TS Hottle

There are elections that parallel in American history. Many compare the election of 1932, which saw the end of Republican…

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Posted in: Books, History, Politics Filed under: 1968, Eugene McCarthy, Hubert Humphrey, Lawrence O'Donnell, Lyndon Johnson, Nelson Rockefeller, Playing with Fire, Richard Nixon, Robert F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Vietnam

Carrying the Fire by Michael Collins

May 17, 2018 TS Hottle

Tom Wolfe talked about how the Mercury astronauts had “that righteous stuff.” The swagger of Al Shepherd, Deke Slayton, and…

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Posted in: Books, History, Science Filed under: Apollo, Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin, Carrying the Fire, Charles Lindbergh, Gemini, lunar landing, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong

Wheels Stop by Rick Houston

April 12, 2018 TS Hottle

Most books about NASA focus on the trailblazing programs like Mercury and Apollo. They talk about the moonwalkers and the…

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Posted in: Books, History, Science Filed under: Rick Houston, space shuttle, Wheels Stop

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