Press Release: New Atlas Traces Chickasaw History Through Maps

New Atlas Traces Chickasaw History Through Maps

A new atlas from Chickasaw Press brings together a collection of more than 150 maps and images that trace the trajectory of the Chickasaw Nation from contact to the present day.

A Chickasaw Historical Atlas by Stanley Nelson, begins with a 1723 deerskin map presented to early American colonists by Chickasaw leader Fani' Minko', providing fascinating insight into the intricate geopolitical concepts of eighteenth-century Chickasaws. Throughout the text Nelson’s insightful commentary gives context to the maps, which range from the earliest non-native explorations of the North American continent to modern-day maps produced by the Chickasaw Nation’s GeoSpatial Information Department. A Chickasaw Historical Atlas clearly demonstrates a Chickasaw awareness of place and their sense of relationship with the land throughout their history.

“Maps, and even ones not crafted by Chickasaws, have been an important part of our people's history. ... Maps have revealed much about us in our lands, just as often as they have denied our presence or influence, undeniable as it was,” Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby writes in the atlas’s foreword.

Author:
Stanley Nelson is senior staff writer for Chickasaw Press and a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. He joined the Chickasaw Press staff in 2010, after spending thirty years as a manager, editor, and columnist for newspapers and other media-related enterprises in Oklahoma, Colorado, and Arkansas. He is the author of Toli: Chickasaw Stickball Then and Now, which was released by Chickasaw Press in 2016. His work has appeared in The Journal of Chickasaw History and Culture and Chokma: Chickasaw Magazine, and he has contributed text for a number of other Chickasaw Press titles. He studied journalism at Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and the University of Oklahoma in Norman. Nelson lives in Ada, Oklahoma.

For more information, contact Chickasaw Press at (580) 436-7282 or chickasawpress.com.


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Book Review: Crude Blessings by T. M. "Roe" Patterson

Crude Blessings by T.M. "Roe" Patterson

In the book Crude Blessings by T.M. "Roe" Patterson, readers are treated to a fascinating look into the life of two true Texans. We challenge you to read it without shedding a single tear.

This book makes for great entertainment, but it also provides a look at some truly great business minds.

It can be exhilarating to be on the front lines of a startup business. There is a special excitement when failure is not an option. This book puts readers on the front line to see how honesty and integrity can overcome a world of obstacles.

This makes an absolutely wonderful book with tons of life lessons.

The sad part in all of this is that, according to several of the other books we have reviewed recently, such as The Aging Brain and Unsafe at Any Meal , Alzheimer’s disease, Autism, ADD/ADHD and other brain related problems can be avoided. It appears that there is anecdotal evidence to support the notion that high fructose corn syrup and mercury in our diets cause these brain conditions.

We give Crude Blessings all five stars. We simply cannot believe that this is this author’s first book. Very few could write this well and tell a story this fascinating the first time out of the chute.

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Book Review: The Sons of Wetbacks: A Memoir about America, Immigration, and Jacob's 5 Uncles Who Were the Sons of Wetbacks and All Served in WWII by Jacob Montilijo Monty

The Sons of Wetbacks: A Memoir about America, Immigration, and Jacob's 5 Uncles Who Were the Sons of Wetbacks and All Served in WWII by Jacob Montilijo Monty

Many years ago, the Irish in America were exactly where Mexicans in America are today. We were seen as a necessary evil. It was fine to use us, abuse us, and discriminate against us, but they needed us to fill jobs no one else would.

In the book The Sons of Wetbacks: A Memoir about America, Immigration, and Jacob's 5 Uncles Who Were the Sons of Wetbacks and All Served in WWII by Jacob Montilijo Monty, we read about how necessary Mexican immigrants are, those who come in legally and otherwise.

To be sure, there are many things business and the government are doing to exacerbate the problem. There are things like a special checkbox on most forms and surveys that give the option to select Hispanic or not Hispanic. This seems wrong to most non-Hispanics, and maybe to some Hispanics.

We live on the Texas Gulf Coast where most of the Hispanics we know are conservative and speak better English than many native-born Americans.

I cannot count the number of times we had people come into the convenience store where we worked complaining that the legally required signs were in English and Spanish, but not other languages that are represented in the area, like Czech and Polish.

It would seem that in order to smooth out problems like this, the government should publish official forms only in English and the federal government should adopt English as the official language of the U. S., once and for all.

The Sons of Wetbacks is very well-written. It makes some very good points and helps to dispel several myths. We give it all five stars. We think that anyone on either side of the issue of immigration reform should read this book.

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Book Review: Warriors in Mr. Lincoln’s Army: Native American Soldiers Who Fought in the Civil War by Quita V. Shier

Warriors in Mr. Lincoln’s Army: Native American Soldiers Who Fought in the Civil War by Quita V. Shier

By now you have seen many books that would be a great addition to your genealogy library. You may be thinking, “Where am I going to put another one?” Warriors in Mr. Lincoln’s Army: Native American Soldiers Who Fought in the Civil War by Quita V. Shier is one of those books you will be glad you made room for on your shelf.

This book is very well-researched. It is broken down by each individual who served in Company K. The author provides as much information on each person’s life story as could be found.

The great thing about Warriors in Mr. Lincoln’s Army is that you could read it from cover to cover and love it. You could also just flip to a particular person’s story and find out all there is to know about that person.

Along the way, you will also learn about the conditions at hospitals, prisons, and on the field.

If you are at all interested in the War for Southern Independence, you will want to add Warriors in Mr. Lincoln’s Army to your “To be read" list.

We give this book all five stars. It is very well-written and extremely well-researched.

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Book Review: The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America by Rebecca Fraser

The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America by Rebecca Fraser

We love history. We love to study genealogy. The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America by Rebecca Fraser is chock full of both.

We learned so much about history that we never even knew existed from this book. Not only did we learn about early America, we also learned about England, the Netherlands, and a little about Scotland as well.

The Mayflower is very well-written and extremely well-researched. We give it all five stars. This is one of those history books you just don’t want to put down because, not only is it interesting history, it is very readable. We learned more at every turn of the page.



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Book Review: Texit: Why and How Texas Will Leave the Union by Daniel Miller

Texit : Why and How Texas Will Leave the Union by Daniel Miller

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,  

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

By now you know that, just like the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America says, it has become necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which connect us to the United States of America.

We just finished reading a media copy of the book Texit: Why and How Texas Will Leave the Union by Daniel Miller. This book will be available 21 April 2018.

We have to say that Miller answers most, if not all, of the questions we had regarding what will happen when we Texans decide to vote to leave the union of states. Not “IF”, “WHEN”.

Texit is very well-written and very well-researched. Miller is right there in the middle of the debate and has heard the inevitable questions that one asks themselves regarding Texit and how it will work.

No matter which side, if either, of the issue of Texit one falls on, they owe it to themselves to read this book to learn more about what is going on in Texas.

Texit is easy to read and well thought out. It is a good source for talking points and answers a lot of the questions of why?

Most Texans would love to have the Ten Commandments back on the court house grounds. We could put them back after a Texit.

We were told we had to allow TSA agents to pat us down and take liberties no one should take with any other person. We actually proposed a law here in Texas that made it illegal for strip searches and pat downs by TSA. The U. S. government then informed us there would be no flights into or out of Texas if that law were passed. I am really surprised we didn’t pass it anyway.

There are so many reasons for Texas to leave the union and no good reasons to stay. No matter what you believe on the issue of Texit, you need to buy yourself a copy of Texit.

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Book Review: The Iron Fist: The Immigrant Journey of J. B. Leonis to Riches and Power in Southern California by Richard Nordin

The Iron Fist: The Immigrant Journey of J. B. Leonis to Riches and Power in Southern California by Richard Nordin 
 
If you are interested in uncommon history, you won’t be disappointed with The Iron Fist: The Immigrant Journey of J. B. Leonis to Riches and Power in Southern California.

As you may know by now, we here at McClendon Villa are very much into genealogy and family history. We were not disappointed by The Iron Fist even though, to the best of our knowledge, we are not related to anyone in the book.

The book takes us through the life of one man and how it changed due to a request from his uncle, whom he barely knew. It is the story of sort of a wild west and progress.

The Iron Fist is very interesting and entertaining. It is well-written and well-researched. We give it all five stars. If you want to learn a little about the early days of the city of Los Angeles, silent film stars, the longest bar in the world, or a city that did not want anyone to live there, you’ve got to read The Iron Fist.

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Book Review: The Gun Club: U.S.S. Duncan at Cape Esperance by Robert Fowler

The Gun Club: U.S.S. Duncan at Cape Esperance by Robert Fowler

If you are looking for an action-packed book that is difficult to put down, The Gun Club: U.S.S. Duncan at Cape Esperance by Robert Fowler is the book.

This is an exciting, play-by-play story of the battle and the struggle for survival by all the men aboard the U.S.S. Duncan. You will read about some very dramatic things.

Fowler, the author and son of the main character, tells his readers about all the trials and tribulations the crew went through and what happened to many of them after the fact.

If you like stories of shark attacks, it is in here. If you like to read about heroism, it is in here.

The story is surprisingly clean and, for the most part, Christian Friendly.

We give it five stars on our scale of zero to five stars. It is thrilling, entertaining, and informative. The Gun Club is very well-written and researched in depth.

For our blog readers, there is no graphic sex, but there is some innuendo. The Lord’s Name is used in vain twice during the story and those are direct quotes.

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Book Review: Stocks for the Long Run 5/E: The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns & Long-Term Investment Strategies by Jeremy J. Siegel

Stocks for the Long Run 5/E: The Definitive Guide to 

Financial Market Returns & Long-Term Investment Strategies 

by Jeremy J. Siegel

Many of us would like to invest in stocks, if we just 

knew how to go about it.  We are often presented with 

a world of different ideas and theories about how to 

time the market.

Stocks for the Long Run gives us some historical data 

and helps us to see what would have happened if we had 

used prevailing wisdom at the time to attempt to time 

the market.

This book does not tell you the one best way to invest, 

because there is none.  It simply presents the different 

beliefs and presents the historical data to show us how 

the trends and prevailing wisdom, at that time, would 

have worked regarding our investment.

We give Stocks for the Long Run all five stars.  It is 

very well-written and impeccably well-researched. We think 

anyone who is a wannabee investor should read this.

This book was a Christmas present. We are under no 

obligation to write any review, positive or negative.

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Press Release: Captive Faith – Prison as a Parish - Christian History Announces its Latest Issue

Captive Faith – Prison as a Parish - Christian History Announces its Latest Issue

Christian History Magazine & Website -  A Continuing Study Resource Offered to the Home, Church Libraries, Homeschoolers, High Schools, Colleges & Universities

Worcester, PA, September 5, 2017 – Christian History Institute (CHI), publisher of Christian History magazine (CH), announces its latest issue, titled: Captive Faith – Prison as a Parish. The entire issue focuses on the long history of Christians in prison, visiting prisoners, redeeming captives, and attempting to improve prison conditions.

This issue, #123, contains eight in-depth articles that explore both major imprisonment thought & ministry movements, across the two thousand years since Christ walked on earth. Articles also include stories of the lives and times of individuals whose work documented and changed the lives of prisoners and reformers who sought to improve living conditions of prisons as well as the spiritual well-being of inmates.

“This issue gives examples of a wide spectrum of prison experiences from biblical accounts of imprisonment to the twentieth century,” said Ken Curtis, founder of Christina History magazine and producer of the documentary, Blessedness out of Brokenness, filmed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, often called Angola. “Some of the most famous writings of Western civilization took form within prison walls. We believe that the excerpts and accounts that follow will be of interest to all readers and an inspiration to all…”

A special feature of this issue, the Ken Curtis Editor’s note, which was taken from a planned but never published book, commemorates CHI’s long-standing relationship with prisoners and prison administrators. Curtis, in scripting and producing the documentary, Blessedness out of Brokenness, identified a link between individuals of faith who face a death sentence and individuals of faith who face a terminal cancer diagnosis. After facing such a diagnosis, he died cancer in 2011. Due to his free distribution of the former CHI publication, Glimpses, to US prisons and jails, many came to faith in Jesus Christ and some contributed to setting remarkable standards for prison reform, as evidenced in film. Now, the film is freely offered to readers, by way of a complimentary Web link in conjunction with the release of this issue at: www.christianhistorymagazine.org.       

CH issue #123, contains 8 feature articles; a chronology time-line; an archive of rare and beautiful art-work & photos; a ‘letters to the editor’ section and an extensive, associated reading list compiled by the CH editorial staff. The magazine is available on-line and can be conveniently read, on screen at: www.christianhistorymagazine.org.  

The entire CH archive collection of 123 issues can be searched, along with books and study-guides, using the website’s robust search engine feature. The website, combined with a magazine subscription is offered at no-cost as a study resource for the home & homeschoolers, church libraries, middle/high schools, as well as to colleges & universities. It is the mission of CHI donors and staff to make this resource as widely and freely available as possible (donations gratefully accepted).

The following articles can be read and examined in detail on-line at: What’s Inside?

PRISON AS A PARISH: CHRISTIAN INMATES by Roy Stults and Jennifer Woodruff Tait

Christians in prison have shared similar stories through 2,000 years.

“I AM HOPING GOD WILL ANSWER YOUR PRAYERS” by Apostle Paul

The first letters we have from an imprisoned Christian are from the apostle Paul.

CHRISTIANS ON TRIAL  by Dwight D. Brautigam

Enduring testimonies from people in tight places

“MINE WAS THE VICTORY”  by Perpetua

Perpetua wrote an account of her imprisonment and trials.

THINKING LONG THOUGHTS  by Catherine Barnett

From prison, Christians have produced classic literature that comforts and challenges.

“MUCH MORE I REJOICED IN THE LORD”  by William Thorpe

What Lollards suffered.

PARADOXES OF PRISON  by Dan Graves

For some prisoners, the plunge into the depths became a step heavenward.

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT  by the editors

Prisons, prison ministries, and Christians

PRISON AS A PARISH: CHRISTIAN RESPONSES  byTodd V. Cioffi

How Christians have tried to reform the justice system and minister to prisoners

“KEEP MY FUR CLOAK IN MEMORY OF ME”  by Jan Hus

Letters Hus wrote from prison.

WILLIAM MORGAN’S GIFT  by Kevin M. Watson

An obscure Irish teenager inspired Methodists to Undertake over 200 years of prison ministry

“I SHALL BE PATIENT”  by William Tyndale

The only writing in Tyndale’s hand still extant

“HEAVEN AT LAST THE WRONG SHALL RIGHT”  by Jennifer Graber

One man’s thwarted attempts to change American prisons

“TO GOD ALONE WE CRY AND WEEP”  by Katharine Evans and Sarah Cheevers

Held by the Maltese Inquisition

JOYS AND CHALLENGES  by Jim Forbes, Christiana DeGroot, Joe Roche, Jack Heller, Susannah Moore

What does prison ministry look like today? We Interviewed five individuals active in prison ministry to get first-hand accounts.

PRISONS TODAY BY THE NUMBERS  by the editors

Some figures to put American prisons in perspective.

“GOD IS HERE, DELIVERANCE HAS COME, AND THERE IS HOPE”  by Eric Dickerson and Matthew Harper

Reflections of two prisoners

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES  by the editors

Recommendations from CH editorial staff and this issue’s authors to help you navigate the history of Christians in prison and Christians ministering to prisoners.

Why Christian History?

“Christian history has been largely removed from the American public education system that Christian leaders began in the early years of this nation,” said Michael Austin, a Christian commentator. “After years of decline, our public schools no longer teach the Bible’s founding contribution to Western Civilization. Christians have influenced our culture’s values regarding faith, freedom and mercy. Yet, today, faith in God is being openly questioned and attacked.”

George Barna, speaking of data gathered in a recent survey, said, “Young people couldn’t think of anything positive that the church stood for.” In a video interview, Barna Further reported, “We’re essentially in the Dark Ages, in America today.” (View YouTube, Titled: ‘Young Americans see nothing positive in church - says George Barna.’)

Christian History Institute is a non-profit Pennsylvania corporation founded in 1982. CHI publishes Christian History magazine and also produces books and videos featuring important Christian history, including Torchlighters®, an animated history series for children. CHI is a donor-supported organization providing church history resources and self-study material to make Christian history accessible to the widest possible audience, via video and the Internet. Contact Christian History Institute, Box 540, Worcester, PA 19490, www.ChristianHistoryInstitute.org.

 

Christian History Magazine #123, titled: Captive Faith – Prison as a Parish

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Book Review: The Pen and the Brush By Anka Muhlstein

The Pen and the Brush

By Anka Muhlstein

Translated by Adriana Hunter

We were provided a copy of The Pen and the Brush in order to review it.

Wow! This book is a wonderful blend of art and literary appreciation. Often, I felt like I was in way over my head, but it was exciting and invigorating.

I have always enjoyed history, literature, and art, and this book is a perfect blend of all three. The focus of the book is how art inspired literature, but we also learn how literature inspired art, too.

There are some very funny moments in this educational book, as well as information that I never knew about a well-known American inventor. Maybe I’m the only person on the planet that didn’t know this about him, but just in case I’m not, I won’t spoil the surprise for you.

This book is inspiring and has made me want to explore art even further. It has also been the cause of a big increase in my to-be-read stack.

The Pen and the Brush was better than any art or literature appreciation class that I have ever had. If you love art and history, you will not be disappointed or bored with this book. Quite the opposite; you will be enlivened!

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Book Review: Choices: The True Story of One Family’s Daring Escape to Freedom By J. E. Laufer

Choices: The True Story of One Family’s Daring Escape to Freedom

By J. E. Laufer

We were provided an advanced reader copy of Choices: The True Story of One Family’s Daring Escape to Freedom so that we might make a review.

This book starts off twelve years after the liberation of Auschwitz.  The end of that awful period in history known as “The Holocaust” was not the end of suffering for many families. Communism was rampant in Hungary. There was much oppression still for the Jewish people.

Kati, the main character of this story, relives some awful memories of her time at Auschwitz that, at times, had me fighting back the tears. This story, though, is not about her experiences in the concentration camp, but of her family, her husband and their two young children in post-war Hungary. It is a story of parents wanting better for their children, when the potential of the unknown is so much greater than the known.  

Overall, this story is one of hope, and faith...oh so much faith! and a determination to run for freedom, in spite of the risks.

Choices gets all five stars. It is a wonderfully inspiring story, one that reminds us that faith can move mountains.  It can give us strength to press on when we think we can’t move another inch, but we know we need to, especially for the children. 

We recommend this book to all of our readers, especially those with a love of history and stories of faith.

Have a blessed day!

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