Back in 5 #2
A curation of the best history-related content, every Friday in your inbox
Every Friday in your inbox, the latest and coolest history-related highlights/stories/links of the week and suggestions of five of the most interesting history books I come across.
This week, I've been putting the finishing touches on a large project that I'm working on with a very important organization. We've been working on it for a few months now, and I can't wait to tell you more about it. We’re dealing with historical photos, but the subject remains extremely relevant today.
I've always wanted people to understand that my work is more than just colorizing photographs; it's also (maybe primarily) about telling stories. Projects like this one make me believe that after seven years I’ve finally accomplished that - which makes me immensely thankful and proud.
More on that soon!
Time capsule
The caretaker of a stately home in Staffordshire gave away a rare Tudor carved panel worth up to £5m because he thought it was rotten.
The DNA of a man who died in Pompeii, Italy, after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD is revealing surprising new secrets about the ancient world.
Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of an ancient Mayan city filled with palaces, pyramids and plazas on a construction site of what will become an industrial park near Merida, on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
Swing for the bleachers with these awesome lantern slides from the early years of professional baseball.
Historians were left blushing when they deciphered ancient Roman graffiti carved into stone near Hadrian's Wall.
History books
The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium, by Barry Strauss
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West, by Dee Brown
Paris, 1919: Six Months that Changed the World, by Margaret MacMillan
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, by Adam Hochschild
The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge, by David McCullough
And speaking of the Brooklyn Bridge, take a look at this photo! Would you be willing to do the same? Let me know in the comments…
Please consider pre-ordering my next book, A Woman’s World: the story of a period of profound and global transformation, told through the eyes of the women who made it happen.
Have a great weekend!
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