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i've been a 20th century head for many years. Reading about the 19th century has been appalling but a lot of things actually make a lot of sense!!
Jan 3, 2024
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Like so many people, I never cared for history. It was always just a bunch of dates, cause-and-effect relationships, and names I had to memorize last minute before an exam. Now that I’m so many years separated from all that, I’ve finally found that I’m entering the pro-history phase of my life. I mean, it’s just so interesting. There’s such finite details available about everything, and sooo many different little niches with tons of resources equally as available as the obvious stuff. oh and it’s true, which is both terrifying and cool.
Feb 1, 2022
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In retrospect horrible people, but a product of their times. However reading first person accounts of the ongoings of those days are truly awe inspiring.
Jan 15, 2025
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Did you know that there were four famines in India in the 19th century and that coniditions were so bad families had to resort to cannibalism? Reading history textbooks by the certified leges below made me realize how easy it is to appreciate the everyday and see the line that goes from the past to the present. Also made me a huge Gorbachev head -- one of the most earnest figures in history who also starred in a Pizza Hut commercial in 1997
Check out John Merriman (A History of Modern Europe is an easy PDF find online), Eric Foner (Give Me Liberty! is a gorgeous read), Richard Bulliet (The Earth and Its Peoples)
Feb 5, 2024
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Takes a couple of years but once you know you will forever. we are NOT alone
Mar 15, 2024
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I cried a little he’s really smart
Mar 15, 2024
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So shiny. plastic!
Mar 15, 2024