Clarence Duval, Orphan Turned Baseball Mascot

This entry on Clarence Duval is the first in a series of short biographies of the members of the Spalding World Tour of 1888-1889. I hope to accomplish two things. First, fans of my Clarence Duval series of books will have a chance to learn more about the real lives of the characters in the […]

A New Greatest Generation for America?

Most of us have heard the term Greatest Generation and know it refers to Americans who came of age in the 1930s and 1940s. Recently we experienced the 75th anniversary of D-Day, also known as Operation Overlord, when Allied forces landed in France in 1944 to open a second front in the war against Nazi […]

Dr. King and Why America May Go to Hell

In my previous two posts in this series on Dr. King, I’ve tried to point out some of the ways that the United States no longer understands his true legacy. In this one, I’ll try to address the question of why. What follows are some of my views on the matter. My goal is to […]