17 Minutes Of History

17 Minutes of History #10--An Acadian in France

The confusing times of what would be America one day just before the Revolution, even if you have to go to France and back to find it

17 Minutes of History #9--Understanding Mister Smith

A lesson in historical research practices and a bonus feature when a moronic kid pisses me off

17 Minutes of History #8--The Unusual Raymond Smith

A long-forgotten aspect of earliest American life that if known, is still mis-understood, the Cour du Bois

17 Minutes of History#7--The Illegal Aliens, Us

The New World from Friday, October 13th, 1492 to January 1st, 1760 and all the excitement our founding fathers uncovered

17 Minutes of History #6--Into the Dark Ages and Out Again

Western Europe from 476 AD to 1500 AD that just started to form the American patchwork quilt that is you today

17 Minutes of History #5--Review

A glance over where we've been in order to head to where we are going

17 Minutes of History #4--Ancient Rome

Part 2 of a look at the ancient world that eventually would contribute to what is America today

17 Minutes of History #3--Ancient Times

Part One of lives in the period 1300 BC-700 AD that continue to effect life in the Year 2025, whether we know it or not

17 Minutes of History #2--The Beginnings

The foundations of America and the beginnings of war, all in one fell swoop where you least expect it to be found 

17 Minutes of History #1--An Introduction

One life turns into another, one episode and then another in the first of 1327 pieces that have been stitched together and now explained in the construction of the patchwork quilt that is the American Experience.