The Icarian
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When Olden Days Law, A Gaelic Festival And A Christian Holiday Collide
It really is something when you can get the modern calendar, a medieval Christian holiday that co-opted a Pagan holiday, and old-time Scottish law all into one day.
That day is today, 1 August.
Let’s begin with the calendar. Today, 1 Augu...
14 Tales From A Place No One Wants To Know About
Today, 19 July, would have been Karen’s 68th birthday.
This is the entire series of her writing from inside the American healthcare system, and especially from her experiences in nursing homes and hospitals— places no one wants to be, but...
Text of the Declaration of Independence
Note: The source for this transcription is the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, the broadside produced by John Dunlap on the night of July 4, 1776. Nearly every printed or manuscript edition of the Declaration of Independe...
15 Cool Revolutionary War Books For Hot Weather Reading
I know. Fifty books are a lot. Especially 50 books about the Revolutionary War.
No stress. Here’s less. And less can be so much more.
Condensed from my seven months reading 50 books about the birth of America, here are my favorite 15.
Wo...
The List Of The 50 Books I Read After Watching "The American Revolution" Documentary
In November 2025, after viewing Ken Burns & Co.’s six-episode, 12-hour documentary, The American Revolution, I realized I didn’t know as much as I would like about the violent conflict and the events that gave birth to the United States.
I...
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