Jeff Minick
Author
Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
LATEST
Christmas From Madison Avenue: TV Ads With Meaningful Holiday Messages
Across decades of changing styles and screens, Christmas commercials captured the season’s spirit of connection, comfort, and hope.
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Christmas Traditions From Around the World: Buckets of KFC, Apples and Oranges, and a Very Special Tree
Celebrating Yuletide traditions takes on a wide variety of forms.
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Finding Our Way Back Home: ‘The Golden Thread’
A new account of Western Civilization blends scholarship and beauty, offering full-spread images, maps, and original texts.
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Lest We Forget: The Four Chaplains and the Sinking of the Dorchester
When the Dorchester was torpedoed in World War II, four men from different faiths became a symbol of courage and unity.
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The Lone Star State Patriot and Prophet: Sam Houston
This installment of “When Character Counted” brings us a man whose personality and achievements were as grand as the state he helped shape.
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Books of Christmas: Poems and Stories to Make the Holidays Special
Good reads offer a way to slow down when the whirlwind of decorating, gifting, and gathering begins to take their toll.
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Backstage: Stories Behind Beloved Christmas Songs
Songs born of grief, wartime, teenage talent, and completely unrelated events have become the soundtrack to the holidays.
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Christmas From Madison Avenue: TV Ads With Meaningful Holiday Messages
Across decades of changing styles and screens, Christmas commercials captured the season’s spirit of connection, comfort, and hope.
|
Christmas Traditions From Around the World: Buckets of KFC, Apples and Oranges, and a Very Special Tree
Celebrating Yuletide traditions takes on a wide variety of forms.
|
Finding Our Way Back Home: ‘The Golden Thread’
A new account of Western Civilization blends scholarship and beauty, offering full-spread images, maps, and original texts.
|
Lest We Forget: The Four Chaplains and the Sinking of the Dorchester
When the Dorchester was torpedoed in World War II, four men from different faiths became a symbol of courage and unity.
|
The Lone Star State Patriot and Prophet: Sam Houston
This installment of “When Character Counted” brings us a man whose personality and achievements were as grand as the state he helped shape.
|
Books of Christmas: Poems and Stories to Make the Holidays Special
Good reads offer a way to slow down when the whirlwind of decorating, gifting, and gathering begins to take their toll.
|
Backstage: Stories Behind Beloved Christmas Songs
Songs born of grief, wartime, teenage talent, and completely unrelated events have become the soundtrack to the holidays.
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