While browsing through a used bookstore recently, an old, faded paperback caught my eye. The title took me back to my school days; The Story of Mankind by Hendrik van Loon. An imposing leather bound copy of this book had always occupied a prominent position on the coffee table in a friend’s home. I remember leafing through this awesome book that professed to contain the entire history of the world in one volume. The book was also on my school’s recommended reading list so I tried to wade through it. It was quite an impressive work and I could recall … Continue reading ‘History’ and the Federal War