Gain a complete understanding of “The Anarchy” by William Dalrymple from Blinkist. The “The Anarchy” book summary will give you access to a synopsis of key ideas, a short story, and an audio summary.
Option #1: “Benjamin Franklin was an American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.” We’ve used that word –polymath– four or five times so far in our summaries, so you already know what it means: a person with a very wide range of expertise. Or, as we ...
In October 1725, a Jiwere (Otoe) leader named Aguiguida found himself at Versailles watching the fountains play. Invited by French men eager to secure allies amongst those who lived on the Central Plains of North America, this visit had been designed to impress. Along with a tour of Parisi...
With the reasoning words of Abraham Lincoln at Peoria, Illinois and his emotional message that slavery was inhumane, Americans were emotionally dedicated to his cause. This speech was just one of the many Lincoln would give in his lifetime and also one of the most seminal. It was Abraham Lin...
Originally, the Bill of Rights did not apply to the States when the 10th Amendment was being proposed for the first time; instead it just applied to the Federal law. All states had their own bill of rights and constitutions. Slavery was legal in some states and was protected under the 10t...
be sexual in nature. When the woman’s husband returns, she pays Seneca and sends her away. Seneca leaves with no plan and impulsively hides in a truck. Through a combination of hitchhiking and walking, “traveling resolutely nowhere” and keeping to herself, she makes her way tothe Convent...
was not only a fundamental moment in the founding of Haven—it also remains a central memory in the collective consciousness of Ruby. The community has kept the insult of the Disallowing alive, reviving it year after year, as a reminder why Ruby must remain isolated from the outside world....