Category Archives: Patriotism

1920s First Lady Grace Coolidge

Posted on July 25, 2012 by splendidsummer

1924 White House Portrait of Grace Coolidge by Howard Chandler Christy First Lady Grace Coolidge personified Roaring Twenties glam in her White House Portrait. With her beloved collie, Rob Roy, Grace Coolidge posed for Howard Chandler Christy in 1924. President … Continue reading →

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President Calvin Coolidge on the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence: July 4, 1926

Posted on July 2, 2012 by splendidsummer

President Calvin Coolidge commemorated July 4, 1926 — the 150th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by noting it “was profoundly American”: “Placing every man on a plane where he acknowledged no superiors, where no one possessed any right to … Continue reading →

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Mr. Spreckels Said: There will be a San Diego & Arizona Railway

Posted on June 15, 2012 by splendidsummer

John D. Spreckels, driving in the San Diego & Arizona’s Railway’s Golden Spike: November 15, 1919 John D. Spreckels, aka the patron saint of Coronado, didn’t know the meaning of the word impossible. Determined to create a direct railway from … Continue reading →

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Boxed Set: Splendid Summer’s Grace, Jack, & Magical Cats

Posted on May 23, 2012 by splendidsummer

Please click on link below to go to Amazon: Splendid Summer’s Grace, Jack & Magical Cats Boxed Set 1 – 4 Welcome to the Roaring Twenties! Splendid Summer…The Roaring Twenties are rocking again. Magical White Cat Tatania helps her human … Continue reading →

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May 20, 1927…Charles Lindbergh’s Flight to Paris

Posted on May 22, 2012 by splendidsummer

“I owned the world that hour as I rode over it. Free of the earth, free of the mountains, free of the clouds, but how inseparably I was bound to them.” Charles Lindbergh He looked like Adonis. And he had … Continue reading →

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The Old Lion Roared Duty, Honor, Country for the Last Time

Posted on May 12, 2012 by splendidsummer

He was 82 years old and he stood and spoke without notes. On May 12, 1952, General Douglas MacArthur accepted the Thayer award at West Point. The old lion roared Duty, Honor, Country for the last time. Rest in peace … Continue reading →

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Dine Like a Founding Father!Thomas Jefferson Sweet Potato Biscuits

Posted on November 11, 2011 by splendidsummer

From Dining at Monticello, Edited by Damon Lee Fowler: DINE LIKE A FOUNDING FATHER! THOMAS JEFFERSON’S SWEET POTATO BISCUITS 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter, cut in small pieces 1 … Continue reading →

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Brave, Heroic and yet Unknown on Veterans Day

Posted on November 7, 2011 by splendidsummer

They’re brave, heroic and yet unknown. When I think of history, like many Americans, I can name the leaders of WWI and WWII. General Eisenhower famously said, “I learned tactics from General Pershing and dramatics from General MacArthur.” How then … Continue reading →

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President Calvin Coolidge and Watch out for the Silent Ones Contest!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by splendidsummer

Watch out for the silent ones!  President Calvin Coolidge, known as “Silent Cal”, when informed by a dinner guest that she’d made a bet she could get him to say at least three words, famously said, “You lose.”  And despite his … Continue reading →

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Faith in the Future and National Aviation Day

Posted on August 19, 2011 by splendidsummer

 In 1939, in honor of the Wright Brothers, FDR proclaimed August 19th National Aviation Day.  Of course one man defined Roaring Twenties Aviation like no other: Charles Lindbergh.  Ryan Air of San Diego built the aircraft that carried Charles Lindbergh to … Continue reading →

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