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Pastime Webseries: Official Trailer

by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 17, 2017 | Comedy, Dramatizing History, Filmmaking, Luke Historians, Politics

Announcing Pastime

Announcing Pastime

by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 6, 2016 | Comedy, Dramatizing History, Filmmaking, Journal, Wit

Let’s Time Travel to 1787…

Let’s Time Travel to 1787…

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jun 2, 2016 | Comedy, Dramatizing History, Filmmaking, Luke Historians

This is my first short film in the works, and a production that I hope will benefit all of my readers. Learn more about it at: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/time-travel-to-1787/x/2854816#/ Thank you for your consideration!
History in Five Friday: Andrew Kaufman on Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”

History in Five Friday: Andrew Kaufman on Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 22, 2016 | Dramatizing History, History Author Show, World Views

Tolstoy was a household name when I was growing up because my father’s master thesis at Cornell University centered on the insightful Russian author and his passion for education. There is much to learn about the former soldier and teacher whose writing...
Fourth stanza of our National Anthem

Fourth stanza of our National Anthem

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 4, 2015 | Dramatizing History, Sketch Diary

The fourth stanza of our national anthem, a good thing to remember for the 4th of July.
Roosevelt’s Signature and Wiley’s Death: June 30th in American history

Roosevelt’s Signature and Wiley’s Death: June 30th in American history

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jun 30, 2015 | Dramatizing History, Literary Projects, Luke Historians

From my Crusading Chemist website: …June 30th is another example of bizarre historical dates that seem to have transcendent value. On that day a little more than two decades later, Harvey W. Wiley passed away. A year before, Wiley had published his book The...
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