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American history courses and the research courses, but will start teaching
European courses this year as well. My research interests are Tudor/Stuart
Britain, the Renaissance, intellectual political history, and the early
republic. I am also a contributing writer for Suite101.com and a reviewer
for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History. My first book, Historic Photos
of Little Rock, was published in 2009.
I live outside Little Rock, Arkansas, with my husband and 14-month-old
son. In my free time (ha!), I like to read, watch television and movies, play
video games, and travel. I am looking forward to getting to know all of
you better and please let me know if I can [help].
The first issue contained a segment, which the journal team has elected not to repeat
in the later issues: Fun with History. Here are the items presented in that short-lived
journal section.
If I could meet with any historian, I would choose Xenophon. Personally, I
would start looking for him in any place which served wine, since it
seemed he frequented those sorts of establishments. Once I found him, I
would ask him all the usual questions of “Did it really happen?”, “What
was it like?”, and so on. The primary reason I would choose Xenophon
over other famous historians of the period stems from his writing style. He
is one of my favorite historians of all time, with a good combination of
entertainment and information. While his views on women leave a lot to
be desired, particularly his idea a of a perfect wife, it seems like he would
have been a fun guy to share a few glasses of wine with and have a nice
conversation, but that could just be me.
Candace McGovern,
American Public University
University of Leicester
If I could go back in time and spend an afternoon with a historian of my
choice, I think I would choose Herodotus. Widely known as the "Father of
History," Herodotus wrote The Histories, which focused mainly on the
Greco-Persian Wars. Greece in the time of Herodotus was an interesting
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