Do you enjoy staring at old maps? The University of Richmond has produced a digital and interactive version of Charles Paullin and John K. Wright’s Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States, originally published in 1932. You can find it here: http://dsl.richmond.edu/historicalatlas/ This is a broad collection of maps – it includes information…
Tag: U.S. History
Was it a conspiracy?
I recently stumbled across this clip about a particular witness to the JFK assassination, and it made me think about how reputable historians ply their craft. Take a moment to watch it: Josiah Thompson on the Umbrella Man. Mr. Thompson is getting at something profound here: If you have any fact, which you think is…