In ‘Golden State,’ Michael Hiltzik examines California’s history and influence
The meticulously research book presents an unvarnished look at the good times and bad days in the Golden State which ...
Comic Book Resources on MSN1d
63 Years Later, This John Ford Epic Western Is Still 1 of the Most Underrated Civil War Movies Ever Made
From three Western directors, How the West Was Won is a five-segment masterpiece about a frontier family experiencing key ...
Westword4d
Best Fourteener for Your Grandmother
The hike is really a mere five-mile stroll that gains 2,100 feet in elevation, but there's so much more to enjoy: The mountain is named after General William Tecumseh Sherman, and so there's ...
PBS5d
Alma vs. Ludington
What Civil War general, who supposedly declared war as hell, used scorched earth tactics- (buzzer dings) - Sherman. - That is correct. (scoreboard chimes) William Tecumseh Sherman. And your bonus ...
Marin Independent Journal3d
In ‘Golden State,’ Michael Hiltzik examines California’s history and influence
For him, it was not all happy. General [William Tecumseh] Sherman, who was head of the militia for a while in California, wrote a memoir, and that’s very vivid. It may be that the most striking ...
The Christian Science Monitor4d
The unfulfilled promises of Emancipation and Reconstruction
Two books about the American Civil War’s aftermath focus on the experiences of formerly enslaved people.