by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 15, 2016 | History Author Show
There’s evidence that I have both Grant and Lee in my bloodline, but living in the Heart of Dixie the most you see of the former is probably on the $50 bill! I remember Dad talking about Grant writing his memoirs to provide for his family while he was dying of...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 14, 2016 | Book Reviews, Politics, Wit, World Views
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country,” Benjamin Franklin reportedly mused. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty,” Apostle Paul explained many centuries earlier. This pattern is the life story of Rafael Cruz and America...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 30, 2015 | History Author Show, Luke Historians
This Christmas I produced a special episode for the History Author Show. Read more about it at LukeHistorians.com, and listen to the podcast at HistoryAuthor.com. December 25, 2015 – Traditionally, December 25th has been celebrated as the birthday of Jesus Christ. But...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Dec 18, 2015 | History Author Show
The assassination that set the stage for Caesar Augustus to be in power – the emperor who ordered the census that resulted in prophecy of the birth of Christ being fulfilled in Bethlehem. Hear the History in Five episode...
