| I have taken this page to introduce people to my research in history or simply to post historical musings. Many papers are linked here in PDF format and range in style from incredibly academic to quite casual. Please DO bother me with any disagreements because that is how we find the truth. Please choose carefully from the menu and bon appetite! |
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| leafing through
time with self-proclaimed historian Scott Plencner |
| coming back
soon The Most Important People of the Second Millennium Click the above link to visit a favorite part of my website in which I list the most important people of the last one thousand years. (The file was 10 MB so I am thinking of another way to share this section.) Coming Soon! History Book List! |
| My Career in
History My "History" Teachers Karen Knorr (Survey), John Bott (Survey), William DeBaets (World Survey), James Boylan (U.S.), Anthony Kozole (Modern Europe), Joseph Morton (Pre-1876/Presidency, U.S. Rev.), Susan Rosa (Ancient Europe, Ancien Regime), Ignacio Mendez (Latin America), Michael Tuck (Slave Trade), June Sochen (U.S. post-1876), Steven Riess (Progressive U.S., Sports), Charles Steinwedel (Russian), Richard Grossman (Foreign Relations), Nicholas Leahman (Latin America, Globalization) NEIU History Department Topics that interest me: the Old Northwest, Chicago history, 19th century politics and social history, Algonquin history, U.S. politics, Latin American political history, Canadian history, Church history, the War of 1812 Currently Working On Clement Murder Trial of 1915 Trans-Atlantic Immigration Several Genealogical Cases Taught A.P. U.S. History & World Studies at Northside Prep in Chicago 2004-05. Student-taught U.S. History at Taft in Chicago 2003-04. If you can help or have any ideas feel free to e-mail me at scottplenc@yahoo.com |
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| Some Interesting Links learn something today... Best of history on the net page to come soon. History Bloopers LOC American Memory Railroad Maps Rumsey Map Collection Making of America Chicago Timeline (CPL) Jefferson Park History PBS City of the Century Was Napoleon poisoned? Presidents (POTUS) Lincoln: In His Own Words The Long Knives! The Catholic Encyclopedia Luxembourg Archives PBS Jack Johnson PBS Horatio's Drive PBS Citizen M.L. King Canada: People's History |
| published 1/2003, updated 6/2005, the ideas expressed on this page are the property of the author, all rights reserved by the author, use proper citations |
| Greetings to my
former students from No'side & Taft I think that no one understands my love for this stuff than you people. I hope to have helped you see the true importance of history and that you seek it for yourself in the future. I do invite your words so don't hesitate to argue or comment on anything oyou see here. I miss each of you (more or less.) : ) Greetings to my friends from Luxembourg It was good showing you around Chicago to see the sites of Old Luxembourgish Chicago. I am working on creating a historical marker at Ridge and Devon in honor of my city's common history with the people of Luxembourg. Mail me with any comments on this. |
| Writings and Words
on History by Scott Plencner This information is unedited and not intended to be used for research. This is simply meant as a starting point for those interested in these topics. Many are very short and all have been written for purposes other than this page. You will need Acrobat Reader to view most files. Do not use information without citing your sources. More to follow. I have just begun. The Not-So Revolutionary Revolution Another look at the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention. 2001. Man's Place in the Universe: From Copernicus to Newton How science changed the course of Western Civilization. 1997. El Salvador as Dependent State: Foreign Policy toward El Salvador How the U.S. has inserted itself into Salvadoran politics. 2001. The Right Stuff: Theodore Roosevelt's Attitudes on Physical Fitness There was a time in history when the sporting life was not such a positive thing. 2001. The Shady Campaigns of the Gilded 1880's (2MB) A history of presidential elections during the height of the corrupt Gilded Age. 2001. The Presidencies of Grover Cleveland (1.5MB) The administrations of the only Democrat of his era elected to the presidency. 2001. To Read the "Ott Chapter" pdf go to my genealogy page by clicking this link. This major, more recent research includes information on 19th century Germany and Chicago's German community and early machine politics. 2004. Coming Soon! The Role of the Catholic Church in the Modern World, Analysis of Poshard vs. Ryan, 1999, Dissertations in American History, Dissertations in Mexican History, W.E.B. DuBois. More book reviews. |
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