Edgar David BoshartJan 26, 20211 minThe Illinois Country: He Speaks the Regular Wayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPu3v4cCbu4 This narrative focuses on the pre-revolutionary war period in American History that saw...
edgardavidboshartMay 1, 20201 minPioneer Trail Continued: Prayers for ScalpsAmerica's early colonization brought drastically different initial opinions and interactions between the settlers and the native...
Edgar David BoshartNov 26, 20191 minCowboy and Indian (Part 1 of The American Pioneer Trail)https://youtu.be/FEsQD4Q1_6M (Video, 10 minutes) tap arrow photo (Part 1, Introduction) The beginning of an exploration of the...
edgardavidboshartApr 19, 20193 minLast Voyages of an Amishman and a Sailor - Menno's Folks (Blog 8)https://youtu.be/eN8jc-5Wy8I Menno’s Folks. The Mennonites are a pie of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after a Frisian priest —...
edgardavidboshartApr 5, 20192 minJeb (Ed) the Not-so-Amish AmishmanHe was charming one moment, but coming out of a passing shadow Jeb can be dark and intense, aloof and judgmental in a single glance. His...
edgardavidboshartDec 10, 20184 minVietnam Redo: Emperors and Gods(Hue, Vietnam, part 2) Emperors and gods are sometimes (usually!) indistinguishable. In Asia, and especially looming China, central...
edgardavidboshartMar 9, 20184 minBetween Earth and the Universe: Isfahan's Royal MosqueIt's early morning, late September. I stride across Meidan-e Shah Square (the massive Royal Square) in old town Esfahan (or Isfahan),...
edgardavidboshartMar 2, 20183 minHalf of the World: IsfahanIn the wilderness about 200 miles south of Tehran is a place called “Half of the World.” Ishfahan, twice the capital of Persia, was the...
edgardavidboshartFeb 5, 20186 minGreat Monarchs of Persia - Events of Biblical ProportionTomb of Cyrus the Great (all photos are my own) “O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus...
edgardavidboshartJan 19, 20185 minFirst Town on Earth: Yazd, IranOne of the oldest towns in the world displays some of the finest Persian architecture in central Asia
edgardavidboshartJan 12, 20183 minEternal Flame - Tower of DeathModern Iran is certainly a paragon of Islam but the country’s culture also has deep roots in the ancient mostly unrecorded Zoroastrian...
edgardavidboshartJan 5, 20185 minPersian Fire from Heaven: ZarathustraDo human beings (living things) have real “free will”? The philosophical debate over this question probably will continue eternally even...
edgardavidboshartDec 2, 20173 minGoodbye TehranWhile Tehran has much human drama to keep a first-time or umpteenth-time visitor entertained, the heart of Iran still beats in the...
edgardavidboshartNov 17, 20174 minThe Lion of PersiaWhose head is that? The Lion and Sun (شیر و خورشید, Shir o Khorshid) emblem (holding a shamshir, scimitar) remained the official...
edgardavidboshartOct 27, 20173 minThe Bazaar of Wares and ReligionIran/Persia is the torn heart of Central Asia (Asia Minor). Secular China is the body, Byzantine Russia the head, the Hindu Indian...
edgardavidboshartOct 20, 20173 minTehran: The Many Become OneCosmopolitan Smog - view from Tochal Ski Mountain Tehran, the largest city and capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, fans out below...
edgardavidboshartOct 12, 20176 minFaces of Iran, an Introduction (and Special Comment)This account of Iran's people, land, arts, and history begins simply with a collection of faces -- of citizens going about their daily...
Edgar David BoshartSep 7, 20172 minGoing to PersiaI am travelling to Iran to explore some of the antiquities and historical highlights of the great Persian Empire with a small tour group acc
edgardavidboshartAug 17, 20172 minThe Miracle GuyThe Archangel Michael I arrived in Ponta Delgada, from Boston, at 6:30 am Saturday morning in late May, but there was no room at the inn...
edgardavidboshartAug 11, 20172 minLord of Miracles in the the Age of Atomic WeaponsCurrently, the public veneration of the Lord Christ Holy Ghost of the Miracles is observed throughout the Azores Islands. And due to the...