Posts by Pamela
The Violent and Often Ugly Story of How Portugal Won A Global Empire
In works such as City of Fortune, Empires of the Sea and 1453, historian Roger Crowley focused on the struggles between the Renaissance powers–Christian and Muslim alike–over who would control the Mediterranean and the lucrative trade between East and West. In Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire, Crowley moves his account outside…
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Looking Forward to Another Year of History
I’m not a big fan of New Years’ Eve. Kissing My Own True Love at midnight is lovely. * But the rest of it? Pffft! New Years’ Day is another kettle of black-eyed peas altogether.** I like to spend the day writing thank-you notes, clearing out the Christmas clutter, organizing my desk, looking back, and…
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America Dancing
I am at least as passionate about danceas I am about books and history–happy to be either participant or observer.* As a child, I worked hard on my turnout and devoured every book about the history of dance that came my way. Just ask me about Fanny Gessler, Maria Tallchief, or Isadora Duncan–all heroines of…
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