Art & Architecture & Building

Russia Enters the Railway Age, 1842–1855 (Richard Mowbray Haywood)

Charles Haywood -
The history of nineteenth-century Russia does not get much attention in the West, and what little it does get usually focuses on people and...
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American History

Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America (Jim Rasenberger)

Charles Haywood -
Every so often, some cretin threatens me on X, formerly known as Twitter. These soyboy types tend to lead by saying I appear weak...
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Book Reviews

The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin (Jonathan Phillips)

Charles Haywood -
In the classic 1970s Irish Republican Army anthem “My Little Armalite,” the lyrics include “Well the army came to visit me, ’twas in the...
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