by envisionmg | Feb 12, 2020 | History, Jim Reviews
Writing histories of the British East India Company (EIC) is hard. First of all what is it? Its a multi-national corporation, its a business with governmental authority over a large portion of the Indian subcontinent , it has its own military, and navy. All of it...
by envisionmg | Jan 30, 2020 | History, Jim Reviews
I, like many kids, was forced to read Canterbury Tales when I was in High School. Most of it flew right over my head and asking the teacher didn’t help much. For example what is a Franklin anyway? Liza Picard’s Chaucer’s People is the book I wish I...
by envisionmg | Sep 11, 2019 | History, Jim Recommends
Over the summer I did a deep dive into research on the Italian Renaissance focusing on business, government and warfare. Two caveats before I get started though: 1) Several of these books will be hard to find unless you use our ILL Department. They are small print...
by envisionmg | Jun 25, 2019 | History, Jim Reviews
Before William Adams (immortalized as John Blackthorn in James Clavel’s novel Shogun) became the first English samurai in the early 1600s there was Yasuke. Yasuke was an African slave/mercenary who ultimately become a samurai and served as a retainer of Ode...
by envisionmg | Jan 30, 2019 | History, Jim Reviews
Ever wanted to be king? Yeah don’t it kind of sucks. At least that’s the feeling I got from The Restless Kings On the other hand if you are curious what its like being a king in the 12th century this is the book for you. This book traces the events of...
by envisionmg | Dec 28, 2018 | Discovery List, History, New In, Reading Lists
A New Year And New History Books To Enjoy In It. Here are a few of the history books coming out in the new year that we are looking forward to. Queen of the World: Elizabeth II: Sovereign and Stateswoman. by Robert Hardman On today’s world stage, there is one...
