20th Century Fashion: Interview with Luci Estrada
As itâs very interesting how fashion plays a very important role in the culture and history of a certain country and the world in general, we talked with Luci about fashion, history, cultureâŚ
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Poland’s Gothic Masterpiece: Malbork Castle’s Enchanting Echoes of Tumultuous Past
This grand fortress, often referred to as Malbork Castle, a building of exceptional aesthetics reflects some of the most interesting parts of Polish history.Â
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Captain John Grant Tod, Texas Sailor in the Heart of Sin City Mexico, 1848
Born in 1808 near Lexington, Kentucky, John Grant Tod, the youngest of nine children born to pious immigrants from Scotland, left home at seventeen.
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Cold Warâs End: How Did Winds of Change Shape Pop Culture?Â
The Cold War in film, literature, and music from the late 1980s and early 1990s is a valuable remembrance of a world in transition and the public’s perceptions of those changes.
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Albert-Jean Michel de Rocca and the Most Dangerous Road in Napoleonic Spain
Most memoirs by French officers who took part in the Napoleonic occupation of Spain lauded their victories and achievements on the battlefield with the exception of Albert-Jean Michel de Rocca (1788-1818), a lieutenant who served in the French Army until 1810 when he was injured and forced to hobble back to France on the most dangerous stretch of road in the war.
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