Category Archives: Verbatim

In their own words (includes Federal Writers’ Project oral histories)

Verbatim: Father and Son (Part 1)–Scalps and Scriptures

The year was 1826—194 years ago. John Quincy Adams was president. Old Glory had only twenty-four stars. The U.S. population was about eleven million, 90 percent of that population living in rural areas. Among that 90 percent was the infant … Continue reading

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