Tag: Virginia History

In Which Two Mysteries Are Solved (Sort Of)

You might recall from an earlier post a kind of epistemological angst where the great newspaperman Louis Isaac Jaffé was concerned. For instance, according to Encyclopedia Virginia‘s biography, the Pulitzer… Read More»

The Miserablest of Countries

Fact beats fiction. This is as much an article of faith for historians as rock beats scissors is for second-graders. Ah, but ’twas not always thus. (Re facts, not rocks.)… Read More»

Dare to Get Diacritical

You have to pay attention to the details. Case in point: a note from contributor Alexander Leidholdt came attached to his entry on Louis Isaac Jaffé. You’ll recall that in… Read More»