Tag: We’re History

  • Hiding in Plain Sight: Hell-Roaring Mike We’re History 2015-12-03 James M. O’Toole, Clough Professor of History Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts Captain Healy aboard the Revenue Cutter Bear, with his pet parrot, c.1895. (Photo: U.S. Coast Guard) The Coast Guard icebreaker Healy is back in its home port of Seattle after four months at sea. On…

  • Veterans to Remember: Parker David Robbins We’re History 2014-11-10 Ben Railton, Associate Professor of English and Coordinator of American Studies Fitchburg State University, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Thanks principally to the critical and popular success of the film Glory (1989), our collective memory of the Civil War includes African American soldiers (known in their era as United…