Jeff Nilsson
Articles & Posts by Jeff Nilsson
A Fiddler Keeps Hope Alive in 1920s Texas
When boll weevils and floods tore at the spirits of his Texas neighbors, Lewis Nordyke’s father could fiddle hope back into their hearts.
July 29, 2010 | Read more »
The Post Discovers Country Music… in 1944
"Uncle Art Satherley seeks out country music in the bayous, canebrakes and hills, and brings it back twangin' and sobbin' to 25,000,000 addicts."
July 28, 2010 | Read more »
Global Warming Sixty Years Ago
Scientists believe the earth's climate is getting warmer—in 1950.
July 24, 2010 | Read more »
War, Work, and Women, Part II
According to some 1944 critics, you just couldn't get good war workers anymore.
July 17, 2010 | Read more »
War, Work, and Women
Life on the home front offered many American women rare work experience, and an unexpected education.
July 16, 2010 | Read more »
Family Life in Wartime
A mother of three details the nearly overwhelming task of keeping her family well-fed and healthy on $2,000 a year.
July 13, 2010 | Read more »
Life in the Shadow of a Distant War
Part one of a series on the hopes and disappointments of Americans enduring a lengthy war overseas.
July 10, 2010 | Read more »
Enemy Agents Strike New York—In 1916
Ever wonder why visitors can stand inside the crown of the Statue of Liberty (reopened in 2009), but the arm and its torch are strictly prohibited?
July 7, 2010 | Read more »
Learning to Appreciate Liberty
Eternal vigilance, continual maintenance, public support—what's good for a landmark is good for the country.
July 3, 2010 | Read more »
An Unlikely Hero in the Fight for Personal Liberty
Henry David Thoreau didn't look for liberation among other people. He waged his struggle for independence inside himself.
June 30, 2010 | Read more »
