Dustin Bass
Author
Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the American Tales podcast, and co-founder of The Sons of History. He writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History. He is also an author.
LATEST
A Heartbreaking, Inspiring Retelling of the Chosin Reservoir Withdrawal
Brutal and graphic, Joseph Wheelan’s ‘The Farthest Valley’ is a necessary work of one of America’s most heroic military moments.
Third Time’s the Charm: How America Secured the Virgin Islands
In ‘This Week in History,’ after 50 years and multiple treaties, Denmark finally cedes the Danish West Indies to America.
Adolph Sutro: The King of San Francisco
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a Prussian immigrant who made a fortune at the Comstock Lode and helps transform San Francisco.
Steve Fossett: ‘The Adventurer’s Adventurer’
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a commodities broker whose love of adventure established him as the greatest world-record holder.
A Creative, Masterful Retelling of the Roman Republic’s Final Years
Both biography and historiography, Josiah Osgood’s ‘Lawless Republic’ presents the fall of Rome via the life of one of its greatest statesmen, Cicero.
How a Treasurer Guided America Toward Its First National Highway
In ‘This Week in History,’ because the Louisiana Purchase doubled the country’s size, U.S. Treasurer Andrew Gallatin suggested a method to quickly expand west.
James Hoban: Washington’s Irish Architect
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a poor Irish boy whose architectural talent led him to design the White House and much of Washington.
The Incredibly Fascinating Story of the James Webb Telescope
With humor, clarity and enthusiasm, Richard Panek’s ‘Pillars of Creation’ presents the math and science of building, launching, and using the space telescope.
