About

The Concentrated Inhabitant.
Taken from Roughing It by Mark Twain.

Well, I suppose I will begin with a little about myself. My name is Alex Seifert and I am an alumnus of the University of Wyoming who has a Bachelor of Arts in both German and history. My focus is primarily the history of the American west with a focus on postbellum 19th century America. In the course of my studies, I have picked up an interest in Native American studies, although I am thoroughly interested in just about any aspect of this unique era of American history. I have plans to attend graduate school and eventually obtain a PhD.

I've started this blog for the purpose of sharing interesting facts, pictures, etc that I find throughout the course of my research. The focus on this blog, therefore, will be American history and will mostly contain material about the 19th century postbellum period, however, there will be posts regarding British and German history and other historical events that I find interesting. The title itself "History Rhymes" comes from one of my favorite authors, Mark Twain. The quote goes as follows: "History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

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