By Walter Mow Manifest Destiny and Railroad Fever would propel the purchase of a large swath of southwestern New Mexico and much of southern Arizona. Its roots can be traced to South Carolina and James […]
Category: History
Thou Shalt Not Kill
By Walter Mow This tenant lies at the heart of the “Conscientious Objector”; the Old Testament has three direct references to this tenant. Exodus 20:13… “Thou shalt not kill”; repeated word for word in Deuteronomy […]
1775
by Walter Mow Most American Colonists considered themselves Loyal British Subjects but were none the less disturbed by the actions of the Crown; actions that often abrogated many of the freedoms that the colonials had […]
RED Friday
It’s Friday… which around here means RED and Freedom. I wanted to continue a bit with the Americana theme from our thread we had yesterday, because it’s good to remember and know our history and […]
Mustangs of the American West
By Walter Mow The blood line of the American Mustang has its roots in Spain during the middle Ages; a mixture of Andalusian and Barb plus the estray animals of settlers and adventurers. NOTE: estray; […]
Armenia
by Walter Mow Armenia is an ancient nation; there are Hittite references to Armenian works in the second millennium BC, they occur again in the first millennium BC on Assyrian cuneiform inscriptions. The region became […]
William Tecumseh Sherman
by Walter Mow A name that was both revered and reviled; his concern for his men earned him the moniker “Uncle Billy”, while his “hard hand of war” tactics brought condemnation and scorn. In a […]
Warrior Wednesday Special- in the Spotlight
Well, it’s Wednesday and I am in a musical mood- so, I hope maybe folks will enjoy and learn a little bit about the stories behind our Military hymns and service songs. I imagine one […]
In the Spotlight
I’ve always loved old movies and music, because actors and musicians back in the ‘old days’ had more of a Patriotic spirit even when times were hard. There have been many hard times in our […]
The Surveyors
by Walter Mow The story of western expansion in the United States is missing a major part, that of the surveyor. Ted Morgan’s book, “Wilderness at Dawn” succinctly puts it all in perspective. “Before the […]