From the bewildered fingers of Chuq

It is another weekend and another day of trying to put last week behind me…..today I want to touch on some US history…..

Nope this is not about some silliness that is occurring in the great state of Texas…..I am referring to a program being aired on the History Channel (or as it was called years ago…the Hitler Channel) about the history of the state and its run up to statehood from independence…….a well worn subject that any yahoo that attended a American History class knows all too well….from the Mexicans to the Alamo to Quanah Parker, and so on……is it a good story?  Sure it is.  And Hollywood will throw some total BS in there to make it more entertaining.  But there are equally good stories that most Americans do not know.  Why not take the opportunity to educate the viewers on some missed American History?

The one that most readily comes to my mind is the Republic of West Florida……a story that began about 1804 and until it declared itself independent in 1810……more history can be found here in a post I did about 3 years ago…….

http://lobotero.com/2012/09/22/the-republic-of-west-florida/

This is history that should be told…it may not be all the glamor of swashbuckling daredevils but it is an important part of US history that needs to be told……..it has everything that Americans crave……….action, intrigue, deception and games played by politicians.