Posts by Pamela
The Who, What, Where, When, Why and How of the (First) French Revolution
Several years ago a friend of mine was headed to Paris and asked for a recommendation of a book that would give her a clear account of the French Revolution.* Somewhat abashedly, I suggested my own book on the history of socialism which I believe gives a clear account of the various iterations of the…
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Pippi Longstocking Goes to War
(Okay, I admit it. That’s an inaccurate, click-bait of a title.) Today Astrid Lindgren is famous as the creator of Pippi Longstocking: the red-headed quirky rebel who proclaimed herself the strongest girl in the world.* In World War II, Lindgren was a 30-something housewife and aspiring author. Her war diaries, published posthumously in Sweden and…
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Mercy Street, Round 2
Back in November I promised you that I wouldn’t clutter History in the Margins with little bits of news and speaking gigs. And I intend to keep that promise. But I want to give the Marginalia a heads up that the PBS series Mercy Street will air a second season starting on January 22. Which…
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