Author: Al Dickenson

Al Dickenson graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran College with three bachelor degrees in history, communication, and English. He has applied his talents serving as an editor for an international equine practitioners publication. Al has a desire to showcase meaningful content about American history and politics, as he believes we cannot know where we’re going without understanding where we came from. In his spare time, he works as a freelance historian, archivist, and journalist. More information about Al can be found on his website, adickensonwriting.wordpress.com. Al is passionate about history, particularly American political history and the history of his hometown, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is a lifelong resident.

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Spanish New Orleans and the Caribbean

BOOK REVIEW: Spanish New Orleans and the Caribbean edited by Alfred Lemmon (New Orleans, Louisiana: Historic New Orleans Collection, 2022) For anyone interested in the Spanish Colonial period of New Orleans’ history, a recent English-Spanish bilingual anthology, Spanish New Orleans and the Caribbean, edited by Alfred Lemmon, would serve as an excellent introduction. Though there are […]

by Al Dickenson
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Weaponizing Impeachment: Justice Samuel Chase and President Thomas Jefferson’s Battle Over the Process

There was much discussion over the impeachment process during the Constitution’s ratifying debates. Federalists argued that the ability to impeach an individual gave disproportionate power to the House of Representatives, while Antifederalists favored more provisions to prevent tyranny from taking root. Some individuals liked the idea of having a body other than the Senate try […]

by Al Dickenson