thebolesfamily

I am currently an amateur historian, earning my Master's Degree in history in 2007. My specialty is early American history through Reconstruction with an emphasis on slavery and its effect on modern racial relations; I can, however, provide insight on any other period, in my opinion. I have been looking for a long time for a way to make my mark, to educate the public.

In the Spotlight

Calvin Coolidge--How Depression Killed a President

Can depression--that is, clinical depression--be fatal? Almost certainly, if indirectly, according to medical research into the condition. A recent study reported in USA Today found that depression can make a person twice as likely to develop heart...

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  Twentieth Century History

  Calvin Coolidge--How Depression Killed a President

  3 years ago

  Can depression--that is, clinical depression--be fatal? Almost certainly, if indirectly, according to medical research into the condition. A recent study reported in USA Today found that depression can make a person twice as likely to develop heart...

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  Events that Changed the World

  The 10th Amendment vs. the Necessary and Proper Clause

  14 years ago

  James Madison, Father of the Constitution and of the Bill of Rights Cartoon used to illustrate the Tenth Amendment The issue of the forms and uses of federal power, long an interesting topic of debate in a nation which claims to cherish a belief...