Dustin Bass
Author
Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the American Tales podcast, and co-founder 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.
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The ‘Shortest’ Way to Learn About the History of France
Colin Jones’s ‘The Shortest History of France’ is brevity at its finest, scouring centuries while somehow covering the details.
Viktor Belenko: The MiG-25 Defector
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a young Soviet fighter pilot whose defection to the U.S. would alter the course of the Cold War.
Betrayal, Treason, and the Fall of an American Founder
In ‘This Week in History,’ a disgraced Aaron Burr forges an unscrupulous alliance against Spain, leading to one of the nation’s most famous trials.
Duke Kahanamoku: Father of Surfing
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a young Hawaiian who becomes an Olympic gold medalist and spreads surfing throughout the world.
150 Years Ago: The Story of the First Kentucky Derby
In ‘This Week in History,’ a memorable cast of characters and horses coordinated to secure victory at Louisville’s now world-famous racing venue.
A Study of What French Armies Wore, Used in the Hundred Years’ War
‘Joan of Arc’s Army’ provides a brief, yet detailed and informative study of the French side during the Hundred Years’ War.
How the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga Ended the Siege of Boston
In ‘This Week in History,’ the Continental Congress convenes for the second time while numerous patriots seize two important fortifications
Bernard Baruch: Financier, Kingmaker, and Presidential Adviser
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a successful stockbroker who becomes a presidential adviser and a close confidant of Winston Churchill.
