Mark’s Notes: January 30, 2026

It is my 70th birthday today. I have studied History for most of my life, and I am now beginning…

A Guide to Common Sense

Study Guide for Common Sense: Common Sense is best understood by simply reading the pamphlet. It was written in plain…

The story of the Lewis and Clark expedition is primarily focused on the day to day events that the two…

Is resilience being strong as iron, or perennial as grass? Is resilience standing fast in storms, or seeking to understand …

So often when we think of Histiory we think of war, or disasters like the Dust Bowl or the sinking…

As the 250th anniversary of the Revolution has arrived, there are several excellent programs on television that help explain or…

I first started studying Westerns when I was a history student studying the West. By the 1960s there was a…

I have sometimes been asked what my favorite books on History are, and these are usually among the books I…

When I am asked about suggestions for Historical Fiction, I usually start with asking what period the reader is interested…

This is a link to a Wall Street Journal article about finding meaningfulness in retirement. An interesting point of view!…

Follow this link to a very interesting article from the Atlantic by historian Jill Lepore on what the revolution means…