New Novel: Secrets of Hominea
Dear friends, My new novel just went on sale! Secrets of Hominea is a magical middle grade fantasy: a tale of giants, gnomes, queens, and adventurers — and of science and history. It’s for readers age 9 to 14. I hope you’ll buy a copy and help spread the word. You can get a paperback
- Published in Animal History, Early Modern Europe, For Students, For Teachers, Modern History, Prehistory
Great Review from Ancient History Encyclopedia!
The Jericho River just got a wonderful review/endorsement from Ancient History Encyclopedia! To read it, just click the headline or the image below … Get Your Kids Interested in World History!
The Black General in 18th Century Europe
Revolutionary France had a black general. His name was Thomas-Alexandre Dumas. He was born in Haiti, the son of a French nobleman and an African woman enslaved on his plantation. Haiti was a French colony then, and young Dumas was a slave under French law. In fact, his father actually sold the boy when he was
- Published in Early Modern Europe, For Students, For Teachers, The French Revolution, Western Civilization
Speaks Yoda Olde English?
Says Yoda things like: “Powerful have you become; the dark side I sense in you.” Sounds it like speaks he English from the olden days — Shakespeare’s English, maybe. Yet uses not Yoda “thou hast” or “erstwhile” or “thee” — or any other term found no longer in English. Old English does not speak Yoda,
- Published in Early Modern Europe, For Students, For Teachers, Languages, Middle Ages Europe, Renaissance Europe
