In his section about A Christmas Carol, (starting p. 220) Nissenbaum concludes that there are many points to take from A Christmas Carol. That may be why it is a “classic,” but also means that it can be used by either side of the political spectrum. This is culture influencing politics, but in this case… Continue reading Reading Reflection: The Battle for Christmas, Dickens and charity
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Reading Reflection: The Battle for Christmas, and learning history through literature.
Today is Christmas, and I haven’t read too much the last few days. Over the last couple of weeks, however, I’ve been working my way through The Battle for Christmas by Stephen Nissenbaum. I’m probably ⅔ of the way through it, slow by my standards, but it’s been a crazy festivity season. A couple thoughts… Continue reading Reading Reflection: The Battle for Christmas, and learning history through literature.
The Panic of 1837
The following was written for my Early American History course during the Spring of 2023. Not my best work, but an interesting time in American History. As always, I ran into word limit issues, so maybe, I’ll update it with all the details I left out at a later date. Read “a later date” as… Continue reading The Panic of 1837