Archive for the 'Biography' Category

Misfortunes rarely come singly: An excerpt from Scott’s Journals

An excerpt from Scott’s Journals to mark International Polar Year

Du Bois and Garvey Meet: No Blood Is Shed!

Happy Birthday W. E. B. Du Bois.

This Day in History: George Washington Was Born

Mark McNeilly helps us celebrate Washington’s birthday.

Sex With Mae West

An excerpt from Mae West: An Icon in Black and White.

Prez and Billy Holiday

Dave Gelly helps us understand Lester Young.

African American National Biography Podcast

A conversation with Dr. Gates

Mandela: An Excerpt

An excerpt from Tom Lodge’s critical biography ‘Mandela’

Meeting People: The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations

Quotations dictionary editor Elizabeth Knowles talks about the new edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Quotations.

A Very Autry Christmas

Okay, I know Christmas is quite far away but I couldn’t resist sharing this great video of Gene Autry on the The Statler Brothers show in 1985. To learn more about Gene Autry check out yesterday’s post with Holly George-Warren author of Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry.

A Few Questions For Holly George-Warren

A few questions with Holly George- Warren author of Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry.

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