by Walter Mow Considering the American Revolution and its eventual success, the probabilities of its failure loomed large. Fortuitous or Providence? In hindsight, we can only speculate as to the alternative possibilities, but we can […]
Category: History
Of Mountain Men and Map Makers Part 3
by Walter Mow The Public Land Act of 1796 mandated the surveying of public lands for sale. The meticulous job of platting the land had begun. From the myriad of rude maps and recollections of […]
Of Mountain Men and Map Makers Part 2
by Walter Mow Last week we had an introduction to a few colorful characters, known as mountain men. This week we’re going to learn about the 2nd half of the “baker’s dozen”, some of their […]
Of Mountain Men and Map Makers Part 1
by Walter Mow It is estimated that there were only about 3,000 mountain men and trappers at the peak of the fur trade. Some would become legends in their own time, others would be recognized […]
Stormin’ Normandy
Seventy five years ago, the stage already being set, saw the biggest wave of allied troops pouring out and into the French coastline and driving inland to liberate the nation and the European continent from […]
Playing With Fire: the Six Day War
There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make […]
The Yom Kippur War 1973
In 1967, Russian intelligence told Egyptian President Abdul Nasser that Israel was massing troops on its northern border in preparation for a full-scale invasion of Syria. This was a complete lie, but it was all […]
A View from Jerusalem
Admittedly I’m not as good at writing about history as Walter & Lawngren are, but I do love history and always have. Dates may escape me, names might get mixed up but since one of […]
Saturday Stuff
About a week or so ago, CDS brought up the Dead Sea Scrolls. (I hope his move back to Manitoba is going well!) As I was trying to think of something simple to post for […]
This and That and the Human Heart
Scriptures say in Jeremiah, The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? (17:9 NIV) Sometimes we see such evil events and deeds and wonder how people can do such […]