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7. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Pedro Álvares Cabral
My Name is Manuel I: King of Portugal I was born in 1469 in Alcochete, a small riverside town in the Kingdom of Portugal. My childhood...
Zack Edwards
1 hour ago34 min read
7. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Domestication of Plants and Animals
My Name is Inara: The Grain Finder (Fictional Figure) I was born in a small cluster of reed huts near a bend in the river, where the land...
Zack Edwards
1 hour ago27 min read
6. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Green Sahara and Early Human Settlements
My Name is László Almásy: Explorer Who Discovered the Green Sahara I was born in 1895 in Borostyánkő, in what was then part of...
Zack Edwards
2 days ago27 min read
5. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Amerigo Vespucci
My Name is Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de’ Medici: Financier of Exploration A Florentine Beginning I was born in 1463 into one of the most...
Zack Edwards
2 days ago35 min read
5. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of John Cabot
My Name is King Henry VII: From Exile to King of the World I was born in 1457 at Pembroke Castle in Wales, the son of Edmund Tudor and...
Zack Edwards
3 days ago38 min read
4. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Chalcolithic Era (c. 4,000 BC – c. 3,000 BC)
My Name is Aren: The Copper Smith I was born into a world still ruled by stone. My father was a flint knapper, shaping blades with skill...
Zack Edwards
3 days ago37 min read
4. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Christopher Columbus – Part 2
My Name is Francisco de Bobadilla: The King's Investigator of Columbus I was born in Castile in the mid-15th century, a son of noble...
Zack Edwards
4 days ago37 min read
3. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Christopher Columbus – Part 1
My Name is Christopher Columbus: The Admiral's Journey I was born in the port city of Genoa in 1451, to a humble family of wool weavers....
Zack Edwards
4 days ago38 min read
3. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Neolithic Era (c. 8,000 BC – c. 4,000 BC)
My Name is Ina the Seed Keeper - Child of the Wild Earth I was born during the waning days of the old ways, when our people still...
Zack Edwards
4 days ago37 min read
2. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: Early European Exploration
My Name is Niccolò de' Conti: Across the Roads of Silk and Spice I am Niccolò de' Conti, born in the proud and glittering republic of...
Zack Edwards
5 days ago42 min read
2. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Mesolithic Era (c. 10,000 BC – c. 8,000 BC)
My Name is Kael the Hunter-Tracker: My Life Beneath the Forest Sky I was born in the valley where the ice once ruled, a place carved by...
Zack Edwards
5 days ago47 min read
1. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Norse Expedition to the Americas
My Name is Erik the Red – The Exiled Explorer I was born around the year 950, in the fierce and frigid lands of Norway. My father,...
Zack Edwards
6 days ago42 min read
1. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Paleolithic Era (c. 300,000 BC – c. 10,000 BC)
My Name is Tika the Fire-Keeper (Teen Inventor and Communicator) They call me Tika the Fire-Keeper, but I wasn’t always that. I was born...
Zack Edwards
6 days ago44 min read
17. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution: The Political, the Industrial Presidents, and Prosperity
My Name is William McKinley: A Life of Duty, War, and Industry I was born on January 29, 1843, in a small town called Niles, Ohio. My...
Zack Edwards
Aug 244 min read
16. Heroes and Villains of the Ancient America - The Caribbean Tribes and Cultures – Part 2
My Name is Cacique Guarionex – Chief of Maguá and the Taino I was born under the sun-dappled canopy of the highlands, in the region our...
Zack Edwards
Aug 140 min read
16. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution: Education, Health, Immigration and the Middle-Class Boom
Education: My Name Is Horace Mann: A Life in the Service of Education I was born on May 4, 1796, in the small, rugged town of Franklin,...
Zack Edwards
Aug 143 min read
15. Heroes and Villains of the Ancient America - The Caribbean Tribes and Cultures – Part 1
I Am Yma Sumac's Ancestor: A Shaman’s Story from the Amazon I came into this world when the rivers were young and the sky sang low to the...
Zack Edwards
Aug 136 min read
15. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution - Socialism & Capitalism (Marxism, Utopian Socialism)
My Name is Cornelius Vanderbilt: American Industrialist and Self-Made Magnate I was born on May 27, 1794, in Port Richmond, Staten...
Zack Edwards
Jul 3144 min read
14. Heroes and Villains of the Ancient America - The Mapuche Civilization
My Name is Lonko Pailapan: The Sky Burned Red When I Was Born My name is Pailapan, which means Burning Sky. I was born on a night when...
Zack Edwards
Jul 3149 min read
13. Heroes and Villains of the Ancient America - The Tribes, Civilizations, and Culture of Eastern South America
My Name is Chief Tabajara of the Tupi Confederation: Child of the Forest and Sea I was born in a great longhouse near the ocean, where...
Zack Edwards
Jul 3043 min read
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