historystrainwrecks

There was a lot of cursing going on at Valley Forge in the winter of 1778, but for once it wasn't about no food, no shoes, and all the dysentery. shows.acast.com/60a3be0e6196e1…?

Those who fail to learn from history are...what was it again? bit.ly/41KD9wY

Hell is lined with concrete... @KellySGamble bit.ly/3sRHJMB

After the end of the Revolutionary War, Colonel William Barton had legit hero status, a bunch of land, a ceremonial sword voted him by Congress, a number of government jobs, and both his testicles. What could go wrong? #twitterstorians bit.ly/3smwYkU

George Washington's second in command had picked a great place to hide. Or had he? bit.ly/452vLOo

@HistoryHeroes1 B!

Question: Disgraced General at Monmouth in 1778?Drop your answer below 👇See answer tomorrow at 2 pm ET #trivia #triviaquestions

Someone on TV this morning said this is the most important election of our lifetimes. It feels like I've heard that before... valleyforgeproject.org/post/the-most-…

Asking for help is hard. We tend to operate in isolation and try to fix it all ourselves. Try asking... valleyforgeproject.org/post/asking-fo…

Can a billion dollars save America? #amendtheconstitution #valleyforgeproject valleyforgeproject.org/post/why-do-we…

America is back at Valley Forge. medium.com/valley-forge-p…

The Electoral College: Wise institution devised by the Founding Fathers or partisan coup engine? Let's find out: shows.acast.com/628a4d31c2b257…

We know the Great Depression and the Great Recession; now we all know the Great Panic of the Silicon Valley Bank. What do they all have in common? Well, read all about it in my latest blog! staceyroberts.net/post/it-s-1929…

Sometimes I like to tackle the big questions, "what's the meaning of existence?" and "how have pandas not gone extinct?" but today I tackled one many of us think about. staceyroberts.net/post/what-s-up…

Men tend to self-sabotage in big ways compared to women, which is why women are not often featured on History's Trainwrecks. But don't think I have forgotten about them. Check this out! staceyroberts.net/post/remember-…

Teddy Roosevelt is my life coach. staceyroberts.net/post/teddy-roo…

I consider Teddy Roosevelt very fun. Find out why in my blog and podcast about my very own life coach, who I affectionately refer to as Teddy. Because we are that close. staceyroberts.net/post/teddy-roo…

Historical Curmudgeon John Adams. Who else but Abilgail Adams could keep him in line? @carpe_librum bit.ly/3Z1RPFU

I had such fun on the History’s Trainwrecks podcast talking about Revolutionary ladies! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/his… @HistWriters @historystrain #history #podcast #WomensHistory

@carpe_librum @HistWriters So. Many. Curmudgeons!!