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Sometimes we might find ourselves following politics too closely and wonder how things got so bad. They didn’t just get bad — they always have been. I ran across some sources lately for some odd and inflammatory mudslinging from past American politicians. And yes, of course, the Long family of Louisiana is involved: •In the…
I’ve made no secret on this blog about my fascination of Zebulon Vance, who served as North Carolina’s governor during the Civil War and later as a senator. He was a flawed person — like all of us — but he was quite a character. But I truly enjoyed learning more about him while researching…
In the summer of 1842, Henry Shoemaker was working as a hired hand on a DeKalb County farm in Indiana. As the day wore on, he realized he’d forgotten to vote. He promised to vote for Madison Marsh, so he rode 12 miles to the polling place and cast his ballot. Marsh won by one…