Friedrich Reinhard Count of Rechteren-Limpurg History March 2, 2021His adventures in sailing the high seas in the 1770s and arriving in the New World. By Robert A. Selig...
From My Bookshelf Culture March 2, 2021By Robert A. Selig When Frenchmen or Englishmen hear the term Great War, they think of World War I. Unless...
You say “Potato” —und ich sag: “Kartoffel” Food January 4, 2021By Robert A. Selig … and some say Erdbirne, or Erdapfel, or Krumbirn or Grumbeere, Tartuffel or, when deep-fried, even...
How much bread and meat will I be able to buy tomorrow? Food Rationing in Germany from 1915 to 1950 History December 20, 2017Supply, the combined impact of Allied blockades and weather-related crop failure left its war-ravaged citizens sick and starving. By Robert...
31 October 2017: The 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s Denouncement of the Sale of Indulgences History October 5, 2017His public actions challenged the Catholic Church and started the movement that became the Protestant Reformation. By Robert A. Selig...
