Tag Archives: American history

Gary Ross’ Seabiscuit

Posted on 22nd February 2024 by Grey Walker

I have to tell you that I cried at all the wrong places in this movie. Charles Howard’s son dies. Did I cry? No. Charles gives Red Pollard a financial loan, signifying his trust in someone other people consider unstable … Continue reading →

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Susan Cheever’s Drinking in America

Posted on 18th March 2017 by Gary Whitehouse

Not only has alcohol been intimately involved in the history of the United States of America, it has been closely associated with some of the key moments in that history, from the very beginning. That’s the argument that Susan Cheever … Continue reading →

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David W. Maurer’s Kentucky Moonshine and Col. Joe Nickell’s The Kentucky Mint Julep

Posted on 23rd June 2004 by Gary Whitehouse

Kentucky Moonshine “They call him the king of the mountain A Blue Ridge businessman He’s an independent contractor Doin’ the best that he can.” — King of the Mountain, Southern Culture on the Skids The late David W. Maurer, a … Continue reading →

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Various artists’ Real Ragtime

Posted on 10th August 2000 by Gary Whitehouse

Many Americans of my generation know a little something about ragtime music, thanks to a revival of the form in the 1970s. The revival (one of many during the 20th century) began when the Nonesuch label released the first of … Continue reading →

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