Mossy Feet Books – Author Paul R. Wonning
Books About Indiana History, United States History and Garden Guides
Today the author discusses the completion of the Reconquista and the contract that would lead to great riches for Spain and a firm place in history for the previously obscure Christopher Columbus. Continue reading Reconquista Complete and Columbus Signs Contract
Greetings, today I will talk about the initial meeting between Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella and tell a little bit about Columbus’ life up to this point. Continue reading Podcast – Columbus Meets with Queen Isabella
In 1469 Spain was still a disunited nation. The Kingdom of Castile was the largest kingdom and occupied the region between Portugal and the Kingdom of Aragon. The Atlantic Ocean lay to the north and the Muslim region of Grenada lay to the south. The Kingdom of Aragon bordered Castile to the west and France to the northeast. The Pyrenees Mountains formed the Aragon/France boundary. The Mediterranean Sea lay to the southeast. Continue reading Events Leading to Columbus’ First Voyage
July 09, 1766 – Jonathan Mayhew Died – Originated the Phrase “No Taxation Without Representation”
The phrase that became the motto of American revolutionaries originated in a sermon given by clergyman Jonathan Mayhew in 1750 during a sermon he gave in Boston’s Old West Church. Continue reading Podcast – Great American History Stories – Conclusion
Greetings, today I will tell some more stories from my book, A Day in United States History – Book 1. This batch of stories are from July through December and are much shortened versions of the articles in the book. Continue reading Podcast – More Selected American History Stories
Greetings, today I will discuss the Conquistadors that conquered much of South and Central America for the Spanish. The opening chapter of my book, The Early American Explorers, delves into this topic. Continue reading Podcast – Conquistadors and Missionaries
Prince Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus and the Age of Discovery
The Age of Discovery took place from the 15th through the 17th Century and featured a vast expansion of the European’s knowledge of the world. Two men played a crucial role in that era, Prince Henry the Navigator and Christopher Columbus. This episode discusses those two men, which form the opening chapters of the author’s book, The New World Discoverers. Learn about the explorers that led the exodus of settlers that flooded into the New World. Continue reading Podcast – The Age of Discovery – Exploring the New World
Greetings, today I will talk about one of the earliest plans to unite the 13 colonies under one government, the Albany Plan of Union, which Benjamin Franklin proposed in July 1754. Continue reading Podcast – Ben Franklin and the First Plan of Colony Unification
Greetings, in this episode I will talk about the third book in my United States History Series. This book, entitled Political Parties and the Presidents, begins with an outline of the messy voting process that existed during the Eighteenth Century. Continue reading Podcast – Political Parties and the Presidents
Greetings, today I will talk about the second book in my United States History Series. The book covers the political parties from the beginning of the Republic until the eve of the Civil War. Continue reading Podcast – A Short History of United States Politics – Book 1
Greetings, this episode recounts Henry Hudson’s four voyages of Discovery to what is now New York and the Hudson Bay Region Continue reading Podcast – Henry Hudson’s North American Explorations
The man from whom North and South America take their name made four documented voyages of discovery to the New World. The first departed from Cadiz, Spain on May 10, 1497. This episode discusses that voyage. Continue reading Podcast – Amerigo Vespucci Leaves For First Voyage To New World
Greetings, this episode relates the voyages of Britain’s first New World Explorer when John Cabot embarked on his second voyage of discovery on May 2, 1497. Continue reading Podcast – Britain’s First New World Explorer – John Cabot
Mossy Feet Books - Author Paul R. Wonning 