Dustin Bass
Author
Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the “American Tales” podcast and cofounder of “The Sons of History.” He writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History. He is also an author.
LATEST
First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree
In ‘This Week in History,’ Japanese officials resend cherry trees to America after narrowly avoiding a political and ecological disaster.
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Brief, Insightful Look at William Seward’s Efforts to Avoid Civil War
C. Evan Stewart’s study of Seward’s actions during the Secession Winter gives the Civil War secretary of state his due.
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An Interesting Look at Artists and Catholicism in 20th-Century Britain
Melanie McDonagh’s ‘Converts’ highlights Roman Catholicism of the Victorian and Edwardian eras and the reasons many leading artists converted.
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Rocket Man: How Robert Goddard Turned Science Fiction Into Reality
In ‘This Week in History,’ facing ridicule and minimal support, a lone physicist’s technological breakthrough created the foundation for space travel.
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Lewis Littlepage: Fighting From Revolution to Revolution
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ a Virginia ‘prodigy of genius’ combines a proficiency for arms and diplomacy in an age of revolution.
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A Disturbing Peek Into World War II’s Heart of Darkness
In unrelenting detail, Richard Hargreaves’s ‘Opening the Gates of Hell’ describes the opening days of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
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How a Married Couple’s Innovative Risks Changed the Toy Industry
In ‘This Week in History,’ a new doll makes its debut at the 1959 Toy Fair in New York City and becomes an American icon.
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First Lady Taft and the Near-Disastrous Arrival of the Cherry Tree
In ‘This Week in History,’ Japanese officials resend cherry trees to America after narrowly avoiding a political and ecological disaster.
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Brief, Insightful Look at William Seward’s Efforts to Avoid Civil War
C. Evan Stewart’s study of Seward’s actions during the Secession Winter gives the Civil War secretary of state his due.
|
An Interesting Look at Artists and Catholicism in 20th-Century Britain
Melanie McDonagh’s ‘Converts’ highlights Roman Catholicism of the Victorian and Edwardian eras and the reasons many leading artists converted.
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Rocket Man: How Robert Goddard Turned Science Fiction Into Reality
In ‘This Week in History,’ facing ridicule and minimal support, a lone physicist’s technological breakthrough created the foundation for space travel.
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Lewis Littlepage: Fighting From Revolution to Revolution
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ a Virginia ‘prodigy of genius’ combines a proficiency for arms and diplomacy in an age of revolution.
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A Disturbing Peek Into World War II’s Heart of Darkness
In unrelenting detail, Richard Hargreaves’s ‘Opening the Gates of Hell’ describes the opening days of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
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How a Married Couple’s Innovative Risks Changed the Toy Industry
In ‘This Week in History,’ a new doll makes its debut at the 1959 Toy Fair in New York City and becomes an American icon.
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