Category: Past Is Prologue
How the Serengeti Was Made
Kenya and Tanzania were my home for just under twenty years. I made my living there as a development anthropologist,…
Heinz Rises From Bankruptcy to an American Icon
One hundred and fifty years ago, a small business in Pittsburgh filed for bankruptcy protection. The H.J. Heinz Company was…
Thanksgiving Is More Than Turkey
It’s that time. Which is to say it’s Turkey Time in America again. Once again, families are getting together for…
Armistice Day on the Western Front and in Russia
World War I ended in Russia on March 3, 1918, with the signing of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. The signatories…
Ford and the Making of Democracy’s Arsenal
One hundred years ago this month, the Ford Motor Company produced 10,000 Model T cars in one day. That level…
