Tag: Arts & Culture

When the Little House on the Prairie Met Disaster

January 15, 2023
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Life on Plum Creek that June of 1875 looked bright as a new penny to Charles Ingalls, his wife Caroline, and their three young daughters. For months, the family had lived in a dugout on their homestead while Charles plowed fields for wheat and dug a well near the spot where he planned to build…

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Visiting Eisenhower | Documentary

January 15, 2023
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Dustin Bass and Alan Wakim hit the road for their first-ever road trip history documentary. This is part 1 of the two-part series on the Eisenhower-Nimitz connection. The Sons of History visit Denison, Texas, the birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The visit includes some of the best places to visit in the small, yet very…

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Arkeo Saudi Arabia – Hegra: in the Footsteps of the Nabateans | Arkeo Ep7 | Documentary

January 15, 2023
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In the Hijaz desert lies a mysterious ancient city called Hegra. These vestiges are the signature of a legendary people called the Nabataeans. This lost necropolis had fallen into oblivion until UNESCO listed the site as World Heritage in 2008. …

Business Owner Hopes Shen Yun Can Bring Its Message to China

January 15, 2023
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PITTSBURGH—T.J. Belsterling, the owner of a landscaping company, had no idea what to expect when he arrived to see Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts on the evening of Jan. 14. At the conclusion of the show, Mr. Belsterling couldn’t recommend the experience enough. “I’ve never seen it before….

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Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ‘Enlightens the World’

January 14, 2023
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“My only ambition has been to engrave my name at the feet of great men and in the service of grand ideas,” wrote Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi circa 1880. New York Public Library Archives. (Public Domain) Today Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi is most known for one colossal work of sculpture that he…

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Shepherds in the Cave | Documentary

January 14, 2023
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Archaeologists and art restorers begin work on the restoration of medieval cave frescoes in Italy. Faced with challenges and systemic neglect of the sites, they encounter a community of shepherds and discover a living culture worth preserving most of all. …

Zambezii: Rediscovering the Past | Arkeo Ep6 | Documentary

January 14, 2023
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In Zimbabwe, at the heart of the Zambezi plateau, African archaeologists are attempting to shed light on the history of Great Zimbabwe, one of the most fascinating sites in Africa. …

‘Cowboy Artist’ Paints an Epic Event: ‘Lewis and Clark Meet Salish Flathead Indians at Ross’s Hole’

January 14, 2023
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The explorers arrived in the valley on a cold and clear morning in September 1805. With a hint of winter coming, Meriwether Lewis wrote in his weather diary that an inch of ice covered the ground in Ross’s Hole, Montana. John Ordway, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, noted that snow now covered…

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Book Review: ‘At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse’

January 13, 2023
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Walt Larimore and Mike Yorkey have written a masterful retelling of a heroic life. “At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse” is a full story. I mean this is in the complimentary sense that it is a story of a courageous life such as…

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Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for Jan. 13–19

January 13, 2023
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This week, we feature the first novel of an iconic fictional spy and a fascinating analysis of the world economy’s most indispensable inventions. Fiction James Bond’s Grand Entrance ‘Casino Royale’ By Ian Fleming Ian Fleming was a British intelligence officer during World War II and transferred his experiences, although obviously embellished, to pen and paper….

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