You’re welcome. Good luck!!

Thanks for telling me about that YouTube channel. I like to hear about the history channels that they offer. Thank you so much.

I think that narrowing the topic to the examination of two movements the Seventh Day Adventists and Jehovah’s Witnesses might be beneficial. Then it could be argued that the real significance of nineteenth century millennialism lies in its continuing influence on contemporary religious culture and movements. Just a suggestion.

Sounds like the paper your writing will be very interesting. You might be interested in looking at the writings of M James Penton. He is a former Jehovah’s Witness who discusses a lot about the history of millennialism and how it influenced the Jehovah’s Witnesses. His work Apocalypse Delayed, although older, is very good. In it, he recounts the influence that millennialists like Nelson Barbour had on Charles Taze Russell and his Bible Students movement. A schism occurred within the group with a portion becoming the Jehovah’s Witnesses in 1931. You can also search James Penton on Youtube. I’ve seen several interviews featuring him on there. Good luck with your paper!!🍀🍀

If you enjoy historical podcasts , you might like Cold War Conversations. The moderator even interviewed Nikita Khrushchev’s son Sergei.

Sounds like you are a Katja Hoyer fan. Just thought I’d mention that she has a new book coming out called: Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany. It is available for preorder on Amazon. The book will be released on September 5, 2023. I already ordered a copy so I’m happy to find out that she’s a good writer!!

The Civil Rights Movement always makes compelling reading Taylor Branch’s trilogy on the topic is great especially the 1st book Parting the Waters: America During the King Years 1954-63. Another great book is Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner’s Fierce Rebellion. In this book Stephen B. Oates recounts the most successful American slave rebellion which took place in 1831. A more contemporary account you might enjoy is Ghosts of Mississippi:The True Story by Maryanne Vollers. In this account, Vollers outlines the decades long campaign for justice in the Medger Evers assassination. The 1996 Whoopi Goldberg movie was based on this book.

Probably my favorite all time biography is actually a trilogy by Edmund Morris its his life of Theodore Roosevelt. Volume I The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. This book covers T.R.’s birth until he ascends to the Presidency. Volume 2 Theodore Rex. A work that recounts his years in the White House. Volume 3 Colonel Roosevelt. The concluding volume covers topics like the 1912 Presidential campaign when Teddy campaigned as a progressive candidate, and his later risky River of Doubt exploration. The final book ends with Roosevelt’s death in 1919. I love the entire trilogy but my favorite book is the first one.

The answer to your question is a complex and interesting one. In July 1969 a music teacher named Gary Hinman was murdered in LA. He was killed by a member of the Manson family named Bobby Beausoleil. Susan Atkins participated in the killing. On the wall of Hinman’s house, Beausoleil made a paw print using Gary’s blood and wrote the words “Political Piggy.” Bobby was quickly captured driving Hinman’s car and his prints matched the paw print at Gary’s residence. Investigators knew that Bobby was a member of the family. Then the Tate-Labianca homicides occurred. At the Tate residence, the phrase “Pig” appeared while at the Labianca home “Death to Pigs” was the term used. Like at Hinman’s place, blood was used to write them. The Hinman Investigators saw the link immediately… I mean who wouldn’t? Massive overkill of the victims phrases alluding to pigs written in blood at all three crime scenes… consequently, the Hinman investigators never believed the evidence pointed to the Black Panthers. Oddly the Tate investigators couldn’t see the link they were too busy pursuing the possibility of a drug deal gone bad because Jay Sebring, Voytek Frykowski and Abigail Folger were involved in drugs. Meanwhile, the lack of drugs at the Labianca house made the murders there appear unlinked to the Tate homicides…the cops thought the crime was a copycat or perhaps a mafia hit. So the answer to the question is no the police never believed the Black Panthers had anything to do with the homicides. The answer to the second question is also no the police did not immediately pursue the family… instead they chose to ignore the Hinman investigators’ lead that would have cracked the case. The Family was not linked to the crimes until Susan Atkins made a jail house confession in December 1969. Interestingly, these events have led many people to theorize that the Helter Skelter motive for the crimes is just BS. The motive was to secure Beausoleil’s release from prison by committing a series of copycat murders that would make him look innocent. Actually, I think that motive is quite plausible since the Tate-Labianca murders occurred after Bobby’s arrest.

Agreed MacIntyre is fantastic!!

Wow Medieval Hungary sounds like a soap opera!! Very interesting with unexpected twists and turns!!

If you find you enjoy Woodward’s book I recommend you read,Simple Justice by Richard Kluger. In his book, Kluger outlines the NAACP’s long and tortured battle against segregation in education. He brings little known significant figures to life. For example, who is Charles Houston? Houston was Thurgood Marshall’s law professor and mentor at Howard University. Through Houston, Marshall joined the NAACP. When Houston left the NAACP, he selected Marshall to succeed him as head of the Legal Defense Fund. Simple Justice is considered a classic. It was originally published in 1975 and the author says that it has never been out of print. For anyone interested in the eradication of educational segregation, Simple Justice is a must read!!

Just ordered Double Cross from Amazon cant wait to read it!!

I’ve never read Double Cross have to take a look at it. If you like spy books Spy: The Inside Story of how the FBI’s Robert Hanssen Betrayed America by David Wise is outstanding you might enjoy it if you haven’t read it already.

I’d like to recommend two books by Ben Macintyre: A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal and The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War. In a Spy Among Friends, Macintyre sketches MI5 agent Kim Philby’s treasonous career as a member of the Cambridge Five spy ring. MacIntyre argues that Philby’s treason was personal not just political because it affected his best friend as well as his country. In the Spy and the Traitor, Macintyre outlines KGB officer Oleg Gordievsky’s career as a double agent clandestinely feeding secrets to MI6. Both books are outstanding and offer an interesting look at the Cold War.

If you enjoy Halberstam, you might like his book The Fifties. His main argument is that many of the innovations and changes in society accredited to the 60s actually began in the 50s I think you might find the book enjoyable.

Although not about East Berlin directly, The Ideal World of Dictatorship: Life and Party Rule in the GDR 1971-1989 by Stefan Wolle offers a topical overview of society, economy and political structures in East Germany during Erich Honecker’s tenure as party leader. Since you show an interest in East Germany, I think you’ll find the book interesting. Also I think its hard to find books about the GDR especially in English. This book has been translated from German to English and is available on Amazon.

I have read Stahr’s biography of William Seward…it’s an interesting read about an under appreciated and under estimated man.

Like you, I am interested in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest. Here is two recommendations: The Battle that Stopped Rome by Peter Wells and Give Me Back My Legions: A Novel of Ancient Rome by Harry Turtledove. Wells offers a good overview, while Turtledove offers an an interesting fictional look at the relationship between Varus and Arminius that was so pivotal in Rome’s greatest defeat. Also Turtledove’s book is NOT part of a historical fiction series so you are not required to buy a ton of books. Hope you enjoy the books!!

Hope you enjoy both books.

Unfortunately, I have never read Guns of August; although I have heard it is a classic. It appears that you are interested in World War I. I would like to make a recommendation to you. Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War by Robert K. Massie is an outstanding book. Have you ever wondered how Great Britain went from a close relationship with Prussia (later Germany) to an alliance with their historical nemesis France? In this book Massie traces how that happened and why it happened. Makes fascinating reading of an event that,in many respects, set the stage for the 20th century. If you haven’t read it hope you enjoy it.

You might enjoy Pioneer Women: Voices From the Kansas Frontier by Joanna L Stratton. The book is a compilation of autobiographical sketches by the actual women who lived on the Kansas frontier. And cover several decades of time.