Comments for History Rhymes

Comment on Pictures of Jesse and Frank James’ Houses by Roxanne

Roxanne — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:42:40 +0000

I used to live in Frank’s house. It was a fun place to grow up!

Comment on Rocky Mountain Mining Towns: South Pass City, Wyoming by Alex Seifert

Alex Seifert — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:16:55 +0000

I love them too! It’s too bad that most of the old towns of the American West haven’t really survived. Most of them were quick camps setup to house the miners during their operations, but were then quickly abandoned once people started moving on to ‘richer’ areas. Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll have to take a look into it!

Comment on Rocky Mountain Mining Towns: South Pass City, Wyoming by D. Anderson

D. Anderson — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:01:20 +0000

I absolutely love town which appear untouched by time . . . and the American West has so few of them! Towns like South Pass City really capture a flavor of the later “Wild West” and the culture that fueled get-rich-quick schemes and settlers. Another boom-and-bust town I’ve been to is Bodie Ghost Town in Eastern California – well worth a visit.

Comment on Emperor Norton I – Emperor of the United States by Alex Seifert

Alex Seifert — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:55:29 +0000

I thought so too! It’s a little bit of history which most people don’t know about, but is extremely interesting in my opinion.

Comment on Emperor Norton I – Emperor of the United States by Jeff Smith

Jeff Smith — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:53:09 +0000

fascinating!

Comment on Pictures of Jesse and Frank James’ Houses by Connie Jones

Connie Jones — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:15:30 +0000

I have a “tin type” ( I think ) photo of two men, standing, on a rock outcrop over a fast moving river. There appears to be central-eastern mountain terrain with a bridge or train trellis in the far background. The men are dressed in up-scale, mid to late 1800′s narrow lapel jackets with vests, Bollas, and knee high riding boots. They have mustaches and appear to be related. One is older and taller. I wonder if this could be Frank and Jesse. I have seen photos of the brothers, but never with just mustaches. Could this river be near Clinton ?

Comment on The Battle of the Washita by Truman Maynard

Truman Maynard — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:40:08 +0000

Small corrections: It’s not calvary, it’s cavalry. These Two words are not related, not spelled the same, and not pronounced the same. Calvary is a place– a place where a crucifixion took place. Mounted soldiers with the mission of reconnaissance and security are Cavalry.
Second, it was the 7the Regiment of Cavalry, not the 7th Division. A Division is about 4 times larger than a Regiment.

Comment on Nineteenth Century German History: Revolution in Nineteenth Century Germany (1848-1849) by Alex Seifert

Alex Seifert — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 06:15:45 +0000

Thank you! You make a good point. It would be very interesting to see how things would have developed differently had the March Revolution succeeded. I almost wonder if Germany would have been united sooner than 1871 or if it would have been united at all. Would the world wars have been prevented? It certainly is interesting to speculate.

Comment on Nineteenth Century German History: Revolution in Nineteenth Century Germany (1848-1849) by Mirco

Mirco — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:33:42 +0000

Really well-written article! I always thought it was interesting how after the failed revolution many of the “Forty-Eighters” from Germany went to the US and eventually fought in the Civil War (most for the Union Army). Makes you wonder how both countries would have developed differently if the March Revolution had succeeded.

Comment on Rocky Mountain Mining Towns by Alex Seifert

Alex Seifert — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:38:46 +0000

Thank you! I intend to get on it as soon as I finish up this Nineteenth Century German History series of which I should only have two installments left. I agree that it is important to investigate was life was like in a given era. Although one of the most fascinating things about history, in my opinion, it is also one of the hardest things to piece together as historians. While we have documentation of events which happened, not many people produced documentation on how they lived their daily lives. Something so mundane in the modern era such as “I blow dried my hair” probably would not make it into the records of too many people. Thanks for the comment!