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Aspiring poet joins White House staff and beyond: John Taliaferro tells the story of John Hay

Aspiring poet joins White House staff and beyond: John Taliaferro tells the story of John Hay

by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 12, 2016 | History Author Show

Behind-the-scenes stories are perhaps my favorite historical records, and this one gives us a glimpse of what it was like to start out as a White House staffer during the Lincoln administration. John Hay had poetic aspirations, but his writing talent caught...

A Darwin Day Scientific Treasury

by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 12, 2013 | Literary Projects, Luke Historians, Politics, World Views

Anyone who has followed my writings for awhile knows that I have a thing for men of science. I adored Sir Isaac Newton at an early age, I wrote a screenplay about Chief Chemist Harvey Wiley as a teenage girl (I think it needs a second revision), I’ve dissected...

Angelina Jolie thinks Thanksgiving celebrates a “story of murder”

by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 27, 2010 | The Washington Times Communities, World Views

In its origins, Thanksgiving is no celebration of human prowess and cultural domination – and certainly not murder. American actress Angelina Jolie deliberately avoided being in the United States this Thanksgiving. As Rob Shuter of Popeater.com reported, “‘Angelina...

The Tea Party: An Independent 3rd Party In The Works?

by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 7, 2010 | Politics

Some readers of Sincerely Amanda might remember the satirical literary lashing I gave to third-party candidates, their supporters and any who refused to vote in the 2008 Presidential Election.  Well, I called it like I saw it regarding any who turned their noses up at...

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