History in the Raw (The bare facts of history that you don't get to read very often)

My name is Jack Stanley, I have studied history for many years. This blog is about history in a more raw view, not over done. I often use original materials to bring a historic event or story to life or an interview I may have done with the person mentioned. If you cook a vegetable too long it loses much. The same can be said of many histories. They are the history of the history written before it. Over done history. THIS IS HISTORY IN THE RAW. Comments send to phonograph78@hotmail.com

Friday, January 22, 2010

Scotch, wine, gin, cider and moonshine and the White House

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You know many of our Presidents drank. Some were real boozers. I figured I would write a very short bit on the ones who were moderate to hea...
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

The general Slocum disaster June 15, 1904...One of the worst shipping disasters in history..It was the worst disaster in NYC's history till 9/11.

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The General Slocum before the terrible fire The fire as seen through the eyes of a contemporary artist The wreckage of the ship Bodies that ...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

A big rally for the union and against the south in late April of 1861 . In Union Square in New York City

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In late April of 1861 the commander of Fort Sumter, Major William Anderson appeared in Union Square in New York City. Fort Sumter which had ...
Monday, January 11, 2010

The greatest biography of Abraham Lincoln... In its original concept, a three book edition.

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William Henry Herndon (1818-1891) Herndon did some very enthusiastic research on his law partner. His work brought about by many interviews ...
Sunday, January 03, 2010

The great sea battle between the Constitution and the Java . Read about the battle first hand from the New York newspaper "The War" from 1813.

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The great sea battle between the Constitution and the Java on Dec 29, 1812. It was clear and decisive victory for a vessel soon to be called...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The death of Thomas Paine 1737-1809. The most remarkable odyssey of this famous writer and his body

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Thomas Paine died 200 years ago this year on Grove Street in New York City. He was a famous author, speaker, revolutionary. He made a lot o...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

A new Constitution for New York...From the Review of Reviews magazine ..March 1894

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The title tells it all as New York prepared to have a Constitutional Convention, to restyle and improve it's present Constitution. Here...
Saturday, November 28, 2009

My great great great uncle. Richard Kasidick ..Who had a great career as an artist.

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Richard Kasadick A high resolution copy of a photo of his studio and a painting. The only painting I know to be done by him in January 1898....
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