Showing posts with label North American history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North American history. Show all posts
Saturday, July 4, 2026

A review of Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” (PBS)

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“But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despot...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

The wars commemorated on “Cinco de Mayo”

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In 1862, the  Battle of Puebla  was fought in  Mexico . Specifically, Mexican forces defeated the invading armies of  France  on the 5th of ...
Friday, September 13, 2024

Colonial Canada: From the Seven Years’ War to the War of 1812

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“An Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America …” – Long title of the “Quebec Ac...
Friday, November 26, 2021

A review of PBS’s “Native America”

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“An act to provide for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, and for their removal west of the...
Saturday, June 6, 2020

A review of “Canada at War” (World War Two series)

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“We do hereby Declare and Proclaim that a State of War with the German Reich exists and has existed in Our Dominion of Canada as and from...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

A review of Ric Burns’ “The Pilgrims” (PBS)

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“Having undertaken for the Glory of God, and Advancement of the Christian Faith, and the Honour of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant...
Monday, May 28, 2018

A review of “The War That Made America”

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"Since the English have in their power an officer and two cadets, and, in general all the prisoners whom they took when [they] assas...
Tuesday, July 4, 2017

A review of Alistair Cooke's “America: A Personal History of the United States”

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" ... these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, FREE AND INDEPENDENT STATES ; that they are absolved from all allegiance ...
Sunday, June 26, 2016

A review of Ken Burns’ “The West”

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"Nevada Territory is fabulously rich in gold, silver, lead, coal, iron, quicksilver... thieves, murderers, desperadoes ... lawyers, ...
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Monday, May 2, 2016

Latin America became independent because of Napoleonic Wars – (well, partially)

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" ... the American continents , by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be ...
Friday, January 8, 2016

A review of “The War of 1812” (PBS program)

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"No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave , And the star-spangled banner in...
Friday, November 20, 2015

A review of “The Storm That Swept Mexico”

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The "Great Revolution" in Mexico: It's not the war of independence from Spain If your average person on the street overhea...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

A review of “Mexico: A History” (by Robert Ryal Miller)

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"[The Mexican Empire] solemnly declares by means of the Supreme Junta of the Empire that it is a Sovereign nation and independent of...
Thursday, August 13, 2015

A review of Michael Wood's “Conquistadors”

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A disturbing and intensely fascinating human drama ... It caused the fall of empires, and the rise of a new one in their place. It chang...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

A review of Ken Burns’ “The Civil War” (PBS series)

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"Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continu...
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Monday, February 2, 2015

A review of “The U.S.-Mexican War 1846-1848” (PBS series)

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"The occupation, separation, and annexation [of Texas] were, from the inception of the movement to its final consummation, a conspira...
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Friday, June 6, 2014

A review of Ken Burns’ “The War” (World War Two series)

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"The German Government, consequently, discontinues diplomatic relations with the United States of America and declares that under th...
Monday, July 1, 2013

A review of "Canada: A People's History"

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"It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, to declare by Proclamation ...