by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 28, 2025 | Bret Stephens, Ken Burns, Revolutionary War, Sara Hale, Thanksgiving
At least we are beyond construction paper pilgrim hats and goose feathers! There is now real discussion of the relationships among the first Europeans in North America and the Wampanoags and other tribes in “New” England. We don’t stop to think when we say “New...
by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 24, 2016 | alt right, Cabeza de Vaca, Columbian Exchange, cranberries, little ice age, Richard Spencer, Thanksgiving, wild turkey
“Wild” cranberries “America was until this last generation a white country designed for ourselves and our posterity. It is our creation and it belongs to us.” That’s a quote from Richard Spencer, self-appointed spokesman for the “alt-right” in a gathering of...
by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 25, 2014 | Alfred Crosby, Alvin Josephy, Squanto, Thanksgiving, Tisquantum
I wrote this piece a few months ago as my Chieftain newspaper column–but it is really a Thanksgiving item. So apologies if you saw it then, and Happy Thanksgiving–and Turkey and Corn and Squash–in any case!Remember that third or fourth grade...
by Rich Wandschneider | Nov 29, 2013 | Alvin Josephy, Columbian Exchange, Denis Strong, JFK, Patriot Chiefs, Peace Corps, Profiles in Courage, Squanto, Tecumseh, Thanksgiving, Turkey, UCR
It is the end of November in my 72nd year and my mind churns. I guess for many of us of a certain age November will always be associated with John Kennedy’s death. Yes, I remember the day, remember riding my bike to class at UC Riverside, putting it in a rack and...
