This first comprehensive history of the Bible in America explains why Tom Paine's anti-biblical tract The Age of Reason (1794) precipitated such dramatic effects, how innovations in printing by the American Bible Society created the nation's publishing industry, why Nat Turner's slave rebellion of 1831 and the bitter election of 1844 marked turning points in the nation's engagement with Scripture, and why Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were so eager to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible.
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The Hated Cage
In April 1815, more than 5,000 American prisoners were being held in Dartmoor Prison in England.
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At All Costs
BOOK REVIEWAt All Costs: How a Crippled Ship and Two American Merchant Marines Reversed the Tide of World War IIby Sam Moses 2006 About the AuthorsSam Moses is the author of the acclaimed race-driving memoir, "Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots," and a former senior writer for "Sports Illustrated." Michael Prichard has recorded well over … Continue reading At All Costs
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The Prize
BOOK REVIEWThe Prize: Who's in Charge of Americas Schoolsby Dale Russakoff 2016 About the AuthorDale Russakoff is a veteran reporter who spent twenty-eight years at the Washington Post covering presidential campaigns, education, the economy, and other breaking topics. About the BookThis New York Times bestseller chronicles how Mark Zuckerberg, Chris Christie, and Cory Booker tried—and … Continue reading The Prize
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Fighting Words
BOOK REVIEWFighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violenceby Hector Avalos 2005 About the AuthorHector Avalos (October 8, 1958 – April 12, 2021) was a professor of Religious Studies at Iowa State University, cultural anthropologist, and the author of several books on religion. Avalos was an atheist and advocate of secular humanist ethics. -- Wikipedia About … Continue reading Fighting Words
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Beyond the Crusades
BOOK REVIEWBeyond the Crusades: Christianity’s Lies, Laws and Legacyby Michael Paulkovich 2016 About the AuthorMichael Paulkovich is a contributing editor for The American Rationalist, columnist for American Atheist magazine since 2012, contributor to Free Inquiry, Humanist Perspectives and other journals; inventor and retired NASA Space Systems Engineer. About the BookThis is an expanded and updated … Continue reading Beyond the Crusades
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A Distant Mirror
BOOK REVIEWA Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Centuryby Barbara W. Tuchman 2011 About the AuthorBarbara W. Tuchman (1912-1989), American historian, was born in New York City and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1933. A self-trained historian, she was a writer for the Nation and an editor for the US Office of War Information. In her … Continue reading A Distant Mirror
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