Sunday, March 2, 2008
History: Fact, Context & Impact
Presenting history merely as who, what, where and when deprives us of its relevance to our current lives. History in context helps us understand more of the how, the why and the what else was going on.
ELIJAH MCCOY, THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION & ME
My first 18 years were spent in Kistler, West Virginia, one of numerous neighborhoods dependent upon the coal mining, steel and railroad industries. Like all coal communities, Kistler was scattered along the narrow Appalachian valley wherever the terrain allowed, sharing the sparse space between creek and mountains with the railway system. Continue Reading…
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WoW, that was very interesting!
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