Posted in Hist 299 Methods on Sep 24th, 2008 Comments Off
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to just remind everyone on my topic. The person is Lillian Wald, and she was an incrediable woman. Lillian was and still is very inspiring, and this is one reason why I wanted to research her. In a way she reminds me of me when it comes to our caring nature and […]
Posted in Hist 299 Methods on Sep 23rd, 2008 Comments Off
So, reading through Paris (see post below), I keep finding references to the French king sending envoys to the Mongol king and vice versa asking for an alliance against the Saracens [Muslims]. Which is interesting, considering the mongols, to the europeans, were uncivilized, bloodthirsty barbarians who knew neither language nor religion. There’s even a transcription […]
Posted in Hist 299 Methods on Sep 21st, 2008 Comments Off
How many of y’all are working with really old sources? One of my secondary sources (the one I got via inter-library loan) is from 1891 by two of the most famous French historians (Jules and Edourd Goncourt), and every time I pick the book up I am terrified that I am going to break it. […]
Posted in Hist 299 Methods on Sep 15th, 2008 Comments Off
sooo… I realize I’ve neglected this thing completely since I made it, I suppose I should write something.
At this point my research is pretty much in its infancy, as I am an incurable procrastinator. With that said, I’m pretty much depending on Jack Weatherford’s Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World (2004) as […]
Posted in Hist 299 Methods, 08Fern299, Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2008 Comments Off
I am a history major because of two books. The first was this stupid “Royal Diary” about Elizabeth I I read when I was 10. It was for pre-teens, and therefore light on historical accuracy, but there was some historical information in the back, and I remember thinking “Well, Elizabeth is interesting enough, but that […]
Posted in Hist 299 Methods, 08Fern299, History, Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2008 Comments Off
I guess the reason I chose History as a major is the same reason I chose Art History (see post below). I had a fantastic group of history teachers in High School.
History was always my best subject, but it wasn’t until I got to Hermitage HS that I really got into it. Henrico County Schools […]