Lexington and Concord: The Stirring True Story of the Events that Sparked the American Revolution

July 3, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

It was a war nobody wanted. Even rabblerousers like Sam Adams and John Hancock agreed that tangling with the mother country would probably to lead to grief. The preferred method was to pressure the crown into repealing the acts the colonists found so intolerable. The Intolerable Acts, as the colonists…

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Massachusetts, The East

The Memory Holes: Debunking the Myths Surrounding the Pilgrims in Plymouth, MA

June 26, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

It was idealism that motivated them, idealism and a self-righteous belief in their own rectitude. Prickly is a word that might have been used to describe them, as well as narrow minded and intolerant. They were not easy people to get along with. They left England because they feared persecution…

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New York, The East

Getting off the Boat at Ellis Island: Examining the Question of Immigration in New York City

June 5, 2021 / by Malcolm Logan

In a country constituted of immigrants and the progeny of immigrants, immigration is surprisingly thorny issue in America. It is often said that Native Americans are the only real Americans. Everyone else is an immigrant. But even that’s not true. The ancestors of Native Americans arrived in North America 15,000…

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North Carolina

First in Flight: Hang Gliding in Kitty Hawk, NC

August 10, 2019 / by Malcolm Logan

Death from spinal fracture was the final verdict for Otto Lilienthal. Displaying a heady mixture of audacity and ingenuity, Lilienthal, a German engineer, had developed a heavier than air glider, flown it several times, tweaked its design and was working on a way to power it when the accident occurred….

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Kansas, The Plains States

The Wickedest Town in the West: Dodge City and the Wages of Progress

June 6, 2018 / by Malcolm Logan

The Old West was just the briefest snapshot in time. It’s odd to think that the era we consider the Rootin’ Tootin’ Wild West lasted all of about 15 years, existing during that brief period of time between the arrival of the first settlers and the effective establishment of law…

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Kansas, Missouri, The Midwest, The Plains States

Two Presidents, One Day, Sixteen Years: Visiting the Presidential Museums in Kansas & Missouri

May 15, 2018 / by Malcolm Logan

The years 1944-1960 saw the greatest expansion of the American economy we may ever know. They saw the end of Second World War, the dawn of the nuclear age, and the beginning of the Cold War. They were among the most challenging and rewarding years in American history, and they…

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Florida

Longevity: Discovering the Real Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, FL

February 23, 2018 / by Malcolm Logan

As I came into Florida, home of the largest concentration of senior citizens in the United States, on my way to the oldest city in the United States, I was feeling a little creaky in my limbs. I had stayed up too late watching the game, it had been a…

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Virginia

What Would Jefferson do? Time Traveling at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

July 9, 2011 / by Malcolm Logan

So this dweeby-looking guy interrupts us, says he knows exactly what Jefferson would do. He’s got on big square glasses and red suspenders. Apparently, he’s an employee of Monticello, or anyway that’s what his name badge says. His name is Clive. I say, “All right, Clive. You tell us what…

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The East, Washington DC

Internal Conflict: Two Worrisome Days in Washington DC: Day One

June 12, 2011 / by Malcolm Logan

Here’s one of those peculiar things that half the people you talk to are already aware of and the other half is surprised to find out about. Did you know that US senators speaking on the floor of the senate chamber speak to no one? Well, technically, they speak to…

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This Journey's Beginning

My American Odyssey

April 23, 2011 / by Malcolm Logan

My name is Malcolm Logan. I travel America. Some people say they know what America is. Lots of people say they know what it ought to be. I say let’s have a closer look, because America is not so easy to pin down. The only way to get a true…

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US historical sites

Lexington and Concord: The Stirring True Story of the Events that Sparked the American Revolution

The Memory Holes: Debunking the Myths Surrounding the Pilgrims in Plymouth, MA

Getting off the Boat at Ellis Island: Examining the Question of Immigration in New York City

First in Flight: Hang Gliding in Kitty Hawk, NC

The Wickedest Town in the West: Dodge City and the Wages of Progress

Two Presidents, One Day, Sixteen Years: Visiting the Presidential Museums in Kansas & Missouri

Longevity: Discovering the Real Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine, FL

What Would Jefferson do? Time Traveling at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

Internal Conflict: Two Worrisome Days in Washington DC: Day One

My American Odyssey

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