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I‘ve been writing, “I heard NOTHING about this in school” waaaay to often.

This was an incredible story. It reads like a novel which is quite the feat considering the detail. The author writes in a way that grabs your heart.

I gave it 4⭐️s instead of 5 because, like His Boys in the Boat, there were several areas where I wanted it to move on—enough detail already.

Don‘t miss this one! #forgottenhistory #historymatters

I first read this book in 2019, astonished and surprised that the subject matter was so...immediately relevant.

Given the events surrounding the 2020 election and the subsequent insurrection at the Capitol building - this book obviously hits different now.

See the comments for my review, since it did not fit here. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

This novel is beautiful, it's enraging, it's honest.
#snowfallingoncedars #davidguterson #beautifullywritten #readeverything #historymatters #neveragain
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Again, wrong on the historical points. This was not the case for black or brown people in America. Then again, they seemed fine with taking Indian land and outraged when they were told land wasn‘t theirs so they had to leave. 🙄 White privilege on display again, here. #factsmatter #historymatters #whyhistorymatters #ChristineWoodside #LibertariansOnThePrairie #WomenAlsoKnowHistory #LauraRoseReadathon

#vietnamwar #vietnam #war #quotes #historymatters

The really creepy part, although their fire was significantly smaller, it also was around the roof. We need to preserve our historical sites, whether they‘re religious or secular, your particular history or religion or culture, or not. We are all@connected, and we all lose when we abandon history and culture. #historymatters #historicalsites #culturalvalue #historicalvalue #humanvalue

https://www.newsweek.com/notre-dame-fire-aqsa-mosque-1397259

The world existed before STEM was the thing do the day, and the world will suffer for the rejection of the social sciences now. One day, the world will see its error and learn to find the proper balance of the two. Without both, society cannot exist.
#socialsciences #howthescotsinventedthemodernworld #arthurherman #historymatters

How Rome fell - and why... or Why Americans REALLY need to study history - and not just their own. (3/3) #history #historymatters #thomascahill

I have no time for people who give lip service to Christian morals, Liberty, freedom, equality, etc. with absolutely nothing of substance to back it up. Either you believe in these things, or you don‘t. If you don‘t, you shouldn‘t be trying to run this country.

How Rome fell - and why... or Why Americans REALLY need to study history - and not just their own. (2/3) #history #historymatters #thomascahill

This sounds ever so familiar...I wonder why...?

How Rome fell - and why... or Why Americans REALLY need to study history - and not just their own. (1/3) #history #historymatters #thomascahill

One day, this is what someone will write in a book about the Rise and Fall of America...along with every scholar wondering why Americans abhorred history so very much. When that day comes, historians will no longer be told to do something “real.” They will be appreciated. I hope I live to see that day.