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Elektratig

http://elektratig.blogspot.com

Mostly American history, from the Revolution through Reconstruction

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  • John Pope

    Posted on Saturday December 12th, 2009 at 06:28 in civil war, john pope

    A recent post by James Durney at TOCWOC about Second Manassas got me thinking about John Pope. I read Peter Cozzens's biography of him, General John Pope: A Life for the Nation, several years ago, and have had a soft spot for Pope ever since. I tho...

  • Major Jones\'s Courtship

    Posted on Wednesday December 9th, 2009 at 19:33 in american history

    In Parties, Slavery, and the Union in Antebellum Georgia, Anthony Gene Carey refers to a book I'd never heard of, Major Jones's Courtship: Detailed, With Other Scenes, Incidents, and Adventures, in a Series of Letters, by himself (first published Phi...

  • Surprised Kitty

    Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 18:50 in cat

    Time for some kitty cuteness! ...

  • "It is a decision not made by the General Government"

    Posted on Sunday November 29th, 2009 at 17:25 in slavery, henry clay, compromise of 1850

    Henry Clay's 1st compromise resolution advocated the admission of California as a state with or without slavery. The text of the resolution, and my review of Clay's comments on it in his speech of January 29, 1850 may be found here.On February 5, 18...

  • "Two or three general purposes which seemed to me most desirable . . . to accomplish"

    Posted on Saturday November 28th, 2009 at 07:50 in henry clay, compromise of 1850, zachary taylor

    Before turning to his individual resolutions, Henry Clay first explained to the Senate on February 5, 1850 the “two or three general purposes which seemed to me most desirable, if possible, to accomplish.”The first such purpose “was to settle a...

  • Unbelievable Cat House from Japan

    Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 11:21 in cat

    Not my typical fare on these pages, but as a cat lover I couldn't pass by this article without pointing it out: Unbelievable Cat-friendly House Design from Japan.H/t Instapundit. ...

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This blog is currently rated a 3.00 out of a possible 5 based on 1 comment.

JoseSinclair

3 stars William L Sinclair

Odd blog - starts with a bat photo, then has multiple articles on the Missouri Compromise - cannot figure this one out - do NOT like the colors at all, it needs a design overhaul

Posted: May 28th, 2009 | More Reviews From JoseSinclair | Report This Comment

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