One of the more disturbing aspects of my research has been the plethora of death and trophy photos that i have accidentally stumbled upon. Some of them were un-cataloged photos in an obscure NARA box that was labeled something else entirely. Others have been from...
On August 8, 1915, Rear Admiral William B. Caperton, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Reserve Fleet, arranged a meeting at the American Legation in Port au Prince with the two most prominent candidates for election as President to Haiti. He intended to ascertain their feelings toward...
It has been four weeks since i first stepped foot into the Archives downtown Washington, DC. It has not been as fruitful as i would have liked. I have spent countless hours (six days a week - eight to twelve hours a day) pouring over...