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The cornhusker state Through the lens of the nineteenth century. August 10, 2016. History Told by the History Makers. Yesterday, I was looking at the prospectus for a book called. America’s War for Humanity. That phrase says a lot about the niche filled by subscription books. Most histories on this market are immediate–summaries of the most recent World’s Fair, descriptions of each of the battles of the Civil War, memoirs of one’s time spent in a dungeon behind Confederate lines. Heroes of Three Wars.
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The cornhusker state Through the lens of the nineteenth century. May 6, 2016. I guess instead of grading papers, I’ve spent the evening reading people’s weird takes on old George Francis Train. The first chapter of. Pen Sketches of Famous Nebraskans. An 1871 text by A. C. Edmunds, is devoted to Train. I just can’t even begin to digest some of the quotes he pulls, I mean, seriously:. The old Omaha Public Library, 1823 Harney Street (image courtesy the OPL Digital Collection. Is anything as exciting as the...
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The cornhusker state Through the lens of the nineteenth century. Daily Archives: May 6, 2016. May 6, 2016. Omaha: The Hub of the Continent (more Train talk). I just discovered this gem in my drafts folder. Apparently three-months-ago me had a similar skepticism of the role Train wanted Omaha to play in the world:. I think when you have to proclaim the city as the “St. Louis of the North” and the “Chicago of the West” simultaneously, you might be trying too hard. This selection is from Train’s. May 6, 2016.