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Review of William D. Johnston’s Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star
Overall Accessibility Fun Reliability The Author William D. Johnston was surprisingly difficult to track down—turns out, his name is quite common! But after some digging, I found that he was a professor of history at Wesleyan University for 36 years. He holds a BA from Elmira College and an MA and PhD from Harvard. His… Continue reading
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My first experience with history, must have been my own story. I was tasked with mapping my family tree in school, and I remember so clearly the excitement and interest I had. Having my mom tell me the stories of the people who had come before me, and how they had lived so very differently then I had. I couldn’t get enough.
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