Dustin Bass
Dustin Bass is an author and co-host of The Sons of History podcast. He also writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History.
LATEST
A Study of Robert Frost to Better Understand Life
‘Robert Frost: Sixteen Poems to Learn by Heart’ plunges readers into the heart of the poet and his poetry while reflecting our own struggles and questions.
How Congress Secured Peace Without a Treaty
In ‘This Week in History,’ America finally ended its ‘state of war’ with Germany, Austria, and Hungary more than two years after the armistice.
Presenting the History of the World Through the Eyes of Alexandria
A sweeping and illuminating biography of one of the world’s great cities, ‘Alexandria’ is nothing less than a literary triumph.
A Brief Look Into the Underground World of World War I
In his analysis, Simon Jones’s ‘The War Underground 1914–18’ presents the tactics, equipment, and underwhelming results of mining.
How an American Ship Dominated the Golden Age of Ocean Liners
In ‘This Week in History,’ European nations vie for maritime dominance with their massive and speedy ocean liners, but an American ship rises above them all.
Horace Howard Furness: America’s Greatest Shakespeare Critic
In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a lawyer whose career was cut short by a loss of hearing. Instead, he became a foremost scholar.
The Great 1908 Auto Race Around the World
An international contest, a last-minute American entrance, and a 22,000-mile trek proved the industrial might of America’s auto industry.
How a Young Inventor Gave Coney Island Its Greatest Attraction
In ‘This Week in History,’ an inventor from the Midwest shrunk the railroad, came to New York, and launched America’s obsession with roller coasters.
