It's not that Patton was a good man--that's not why his troops loved him. He wasn't. It's not that he…
James C. SchaapMay 13, 2022
I'm quite sure I didn't leave them an option. I sent them off on a Saturday afternoon for a performance…
James C. SchaapApril 15, 2022
I don't want to be disagreeable. I may be feeling this way, as if I'm on track toward irascibility, given…
James C. SchaapApril 1, 2022
It was never an easy thing to do. . .heroic?—yes, but never particularly easy. Even though they had no idea…
James C. SchaapMarch 18, 2022
The copy on most of the exhibits was written in Dutch, so we missed out on a lot. I didn't…
James C. SchaapMarch 4, 2022
For some time now, I've admired the life of a 19th century missionary, Sheldon Jackson, whose name I found on…
James C. SchaapFebruary 18, 2022
Emma Coger purchased a first-class ticket, including breakfast, on a Mississippi River steamer bound for Keokuk, Iowa.
James C. SchaapFebruary 4, 2022
There was a celebration of some sort in the gym that day. I don't know why or what was being…
James C. SchaapJanuary 21, 2022
We watched him shave--at least I did. I mean, I didn't stand there gawking like some silly ten-year-old idiot, but…
James C. SchaapJanuary 7, 2022
