While traipsing about the land of historical narrative I have stumbled upon a most unlikely hero. A hat thief from London who defied not only the odds of surviving a harrowing ordeal in prison and at sea but also the gaze upon his life in retrospect. And everything […]
I am sorry to say that I have made a big mistake. One that demands I make right. I know how it happened and will take the time now to rectify this massive oversight. Before explaining this further I want to preface my remarks by mentioning the fact […]
I will preface that this post is part 2 of my previous article titled “What If …? “ Did he or didn’t he? That’s the question. Did William Longmire draw and/or write anything on the so-called 1728 “Plan of the Town of Fredericksburg” survey map below? And what […]
Who doesn’t like a good underdog story? One in which history gets turned upside down and sideways? You know, the kind of story where a young man loses his parents, not even 15 years old, and is left to the vagaries of life in London. And then you, […]
Well, here it is, July 4th. The 250th anniversary of the founding of the greatest country in the world. This year also marks 300 years of the arrival of our intrepid friend from London, William Longmire, to the shores of Virginia. And so, I find it fitting to […]
The Life and Times of William Longmire of London and Virginia 