Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin was the third Prime Minister of Imperial Russia. He enacted the agrarian reforms and was opposed to Rasputin. He was assassinated at the Kiev Opera House in 1911 and there are some conspiracy theories involving his death. … Continue reading
I started this blog 5 or more years ago to post my book covers I had come up with for non existent books. I am continuing this tradition.
Cousin of Noah Webster whose picture I came across while reading a biography of Andrew Jackson. This Webster was a Whig, an opponent of Jackson, a pro Bank, pro shipping, conservative and avowed elitist.
Inspired by a book given to me by my lovely mother.
Inspired by the deguerreotype of the young Lincoln that presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin was mocked for having remarked looked “sexy”.
Inspired by a Christmas book I got from my sweetheart on Noah Webster, an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education” and well … Continue reading
Seattle Channel Video can be played in Flash Player 9 and up This time I was profiled by Matt McNaghten.
From Wikipedia:Fisk was born in the hamlet of Pownal, Vermont in the township of Bennington on April Fool’s Day. After a brief period in school, he ran away in 1850 and joined Van Amberg’s Mammoth Circus & Menagerie. Later, he … Continue reading
