The Cause: The Fight for American Liberalism from Franklin Roosevelt to Barack Obama by Eric Alterman and Kevin Mattson

On May 19, 2012, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, Political, by Editor

The first full-scale treatment of postwar liberalism, The Cause offers an epic saga driven by stories of grand aspirations, principled ambitions, tragic flaws, and the ironies of history of the people who fought for America to live up to the highest ideals of its history.

Pearl Harbor Christmas: A World at War, December 1941 by Stanley Weintraub

On December 23, 2011, in Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

Christmas 1941 came little more than two weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The shock—in some cases overseas, elation—was worldwide. While Americans attempted to go about celebrating as usual, the reality of the just-declared war was on everybody’s mind.

Fast-Moving Storm Savages Franklin County

On May 29, 2010, in Life in New England, Technology, by Editor

Back in the 1930′s President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in an effort to end the current recession, initiated actions to provide modern comforts of electricity to millions of households all over the United States. The fastest and most economical solution at the time was the use of wood, and the impact of FDR’s initiative is still visible in form of the familiar electricity posts that decorate streets all over the country.