I did a book in 1996, an overview of black history. In that process I became more aware of a lot of the black inventors of the 19th century.
vIn a typical history book, black Americans are mentioned in the context of slavery or civil rights. There’s so much more to the story.
A lot of young players don’t really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.
I got a call to come in and meet Fox, and the rest is history.
My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history.
When I’m not writing or tweaking my computer, I do embroidery. When I’m not plunging into the past, tweaking, or embroidering, I’m reading books about history, computers, or embroidery.
Those who weep for the happy periods which they encounter in history acknowledge what they want; not the alleviation but the silencing of misery.
To correct a natural indifference I was placed half-way between misery and the sun. Misery kept me from believing that all was well under the sun, and the sun taught me that history wasn’t everything.
