Welcome to the June 2011 edition of the History Carnival, a monthly showcase of history blog writing at its finest. My name is Andrew D. Devenney, and it is my honor and privilege to host this month’s edition at my … Continue reading
One of the many books I am reading right now (well, in this case, listening to the audio book while I drive) is Roger Crowley’s Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest … Continue reading
While working on next Monday’s Devenney Research Hub post on Scottish Labour politician Arthur Woodburn, I decided it would be amusing/useful/twee if I linked to pages about some of the authors I have relied upon in my research, one of … Continue reading
Michael Bérubé – From where I sit: Think outside the book | Times Higher Education Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:21 PM PDT “But no discipline is so overinvested in the book, to the exclusion of all else, as English. Some … Continue reading
Street party crap @ Disney World has to suck for dancers in this heat. This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless! … Continue reading
Death to Ruby Tuesday (probably can’t see the sign in the picture). This message was sent using the Picture and Video Messaging service from Verizon Wireless! … Continue reading
Leave it to my wife to once again mock my lack of blogginess. If she only understood the power of the Internet, she would not mock my pain, oh no… I discovered today an amusing little news piece in the … Continue reading
I found this on Jeff Parker’s blog. Parker’s a comic book artist, in case you’re wondering. Jeff’s decided to do some internet activism for the election. This one is obvious, but amusing. … Continue reading
While re-reading a section of Joseph J. Lee’s Ireland, 1912-1985: Politics and Society today, I came across this snippet from his retrospective analysis of the career of Eamon de Valera (the founder of the Irish Fianna Fail party and one … Continue reading