Imperialism
Attic Wife: A Q & A with Marcia Biederman
Attic Wife: The Shocking Case of Agnes Young McAlpin by Marcia Biederman is the true story of an Alaska Native woman who married a young white dentist’s apprentice during the Klondike Gold Rush. Soon regretting his choice, he brought her back to his Pennsylvania home, where his mother and sister, mortified by the interracial marriage, concealed…
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From the Archives: Who Made the Map of the Modern Middle East?
Sometimes life and/or deadlines take over, making it difficult for me to provide new blog posts on a regular schedule. This is one of those times. For the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing posts from the archives, an occasional guest post, and maybe a book review or two as I finish some of the exciting…
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From the Archives: A Spy in the Spice Trade
One more post from the past dealing with the spice trade You know the beginning of this story. In the fifteenth century, Portugal under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator(opens in new tab) * began maritime exploration along the coast of Africa. More or less a hundred years later, a Portuguese fleet commanded by…
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