Every February, American children from all over their country are treated to the dusty facts regarding the sixteenth president of the United States — that of good ol’ Abe Lincoln, he of simple beginnings and Civil War stewardship. The guy was tall; he freed the slaves; he was killed while attending a theater performance. What …
Considered one of the most polarizing First Ladies of the United States, Mary Todd Lincoln had spent her sixty-four years trying to fit into a world that denigrated her intelligence and mocked her emotions. Belittled and bullied at almost every turn It’s no wonder that she, in turn, developed mental health issues. In retrospect, what …
The blazing South Carolinian sun beats down on your lash-scarred back. It’s noon, and the promise of shade and rest is hours away. You have little idea what day it is. Nor does it matter. It’s hot. It was hot yesterday. It will be hot tomorrow. There is less cotton clinging to the sharp plants …