Catching Up
I apologize I haven't posted anything in the past several days. I had a presentation on Thursday that consumed practically all of my time this week. The presentation, however, was on American cowboys and therefore I am going to use my research to post a new series about real cowboys, trail drives, etc.
Look forward to them coming soon!
Also, I should mention that I have been debating creating a History Rhymes forum for history-related discussion. I think I will go ahead and create one and see if there is any interest in such a thing. It won't be restricted to just American history, of course, as I feel it would be a useful tool in general for any sort of history-related discussion. Let me know what you think!
Downtime
I apologize for the downtime. I had some issues with the domain and it looks like they've finally been taken care of.
More posts to come soon!
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Classic Westerns
One of the things that got me interested in the history of the American west are westerns. I used to watch John Wayne movies with my grandpa when I was young and since I've been in Germany, I've found that many Germans also really love westerns. They even have their own breed of the genre which is amusing to watch because the characters are supposedly in Mexico or Texas speaking German.
Anyway, I bring this up because I came across something a couple of days ago that I think any lover of the genre will appreciate, if not enjoy. It is a podcast called the Western Wednesday Podcast. The podcast has 20-30 minute shows that are available for download every Wednesday. The shows themselves were created -- both written and recorded -- in the 1950's and were designed for radio. For anyone who really enjoys westerns, this is a great opportunity to listen to some classics. Although they may not be 100% historically accurate, they are a great glimpse at the time period and they will really help put you into the mentality of someone who lived during the "wild west" days. Of course they are entertaining as well.
You can find the podcast on the Western Wednesday Podcast website where you can subscribe via iTunes or any other RSS reader that supports podcasts.
Welcome to the New Website!
Welcome to the new location for History Rhymes!
Please update your RSS subscriptions to http://historyrhymes.alexseifert.com/?feed=rss2 and bookmarks to http://historyrhymes.alexseifert.com. Thank you!
-- Alex
Introducing Captain Jack and the Modocs
I am currently working on a multi-part series of articles on the Modoc Indians. I will post them here as I finish each part. They are going to cover a bit of Modoc history as well as culture and will eventually dive into their eventual submission to the US government in the late 19th century. Check back soon or subscribe to the RSS feed to read them!
Starting Out
Well, I suppose I will begin with a little about myself. My name is Alex Seifert and I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Wyoming who is studying German and history. My focus is primarily the history of the American west with a focus on postbellum 19th century America. 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.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.”
I hope you will enjoy this blog as much as I am going to enjoy keeping it! And don't forget to subscribe via RSS (above, right) if you enjoy what you read!
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