tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post3628954005464319869..comments2024-03-28T08:43:04.825-04:00Comments on Seduced By History: Manifest DestinySeduced by Historyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15196314920956478724noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-1267274861681957852011-06-26T00:46:35.250-04:002011-06-26T00:46:35.250-04:00Anna,
Thanks for the good article. I'd never t...Anna,<br />Thanks for the good article. I'd never thought much about Manifest Destiny but as far as government was concerned, I guess it was greed. <br />My grandparents came through Ellis Island and ended up homesteading in Montana. A hard life, my grandmother would later say, she wouldn't do it again.<br />MaryMaryGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935162265443202014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-43000063863434125562011-06-23T11:25:42.720-04:002011-06-23T11:25:42.720-04:00The whole idea of Manifest Destiny causes my insid...The whole idea of Manifest Destiny causes my insides warring. On one hand I understand the want of a better life, it's the way it was done that irritates me.Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661396654827059313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-47867835327323932832011-06-23T09:31:52.485-04:002011-06-23T09:31:52.485-04:00Of course, I forgot to draw for the prize! Not su...Of course, I forgot to draw for the prize! Not surprising, but I usually remember sooner or later. Anyway, Ciara won the prize - Country Chic bath gel and lotion from Bath and Body Works. Thanks to everyone for droppng by!Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-621594183271078822011-06-20T23:51:09.386-04:002011-06-20T23:51:09.386-04:00Hi, Gerri. I so agree. For some it was an adventu...Hi, Gerri. I so agree. For some it was an adventure, for others, I'm sure it was heart-renching.Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-40108725845437236092011-06-20T14:31:56.042-04:002011-06-20T14:31:56.042-04:00An interesting post, Anna. I also doubt that thing...An interesting post, Anna. I also doubt that things would be done differently, if there was a chance. However, I am always awed by those first pioneers, what they had to give up before plunging into the unknown. Add to that...free land!!! When had that happened within memory? It's no wonder, sadly, that so much was destroyed along the way.Gerri Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11517461664702276613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-25601566669898368892011-06-19T23:10:58.687-04:002011-06-19T23:10:58.687-04:00Hi, Debbie and Meb. Thanks for stopping by. Debb...Hi, Debbie and Meb. Thanks for stopping by. Debbie, industry trying to take over family farms is not new. I still recall a pig farm outside Albuquerque in the 80's who'd been there for generations. Then a fancy subdivision got built beside his farm and quess what? The snobs living in the homes wanted to shut him down because of the smell....I don't recall what happened, but I'll bet that farmer had better things to do with his money then fight a court fight with idiots!<br /><br />Meb, I'd go. It would have been hard to leave family behind, but I'd do the adventure!Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-27630000121604437392011-06-19T20:13:39.968-04:002011-06-19T20:13:39.968-04:00Hello, Anna Kathryn. I enjoyed the history refresh...Hello, Anna Kathryn. I enjoyed the history refresher, however, I would not have had the courage to leave everything and everyone I know in search of riches. When I travel by car with air conditioning across the Texas-Louisiana state line, I take notice of the swamps and shudder at the thought of dragging a sooner and a team of horses through the muck. Stepping out into indie publishing is as adventurous as it gets for me.Meb Bryantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-77790407402624701132011-06-19T19:15:05.015-04:002011-06-19T19:15:05.015-04:00Hello Anna Katherine, wow, thanks so much for such...Hello Anna Katherine, wow, thanks so much for such an educational article. This one really made me think, and it hit close to home. My uncles own a large piece of farm land that has been in our family for 100 years. (Actually 2013 makes 100 years) The land was settled by my great grandparents and now sits close to a major Interstate Freeway. <br />There have been a few corporate mongrels who've tried to weasel thier way into getting rights to the family farm, all in the name of bringing "industry" to the local towns. Thank heavens we've been able to fight them off so far, although one case went to the state courts. <br />Stories of the farm have been passed down from generation to generation. Five generations have cried, sweat and bled on that land. I hope we are never forced to sell it for the sake of Manifest Destiny. How do you put a price tag on a kitchen sink where three generations of babies had thier bath? And what about trees that have been climbed by five generations of kids, how much should we ask for those? <br />Okay, I'm off my soap box now. Sorry for such a long, rambling, somewaht heated post. But thanks for sharing, it was a very interesting read. I loved it. <br />And please enter me in the drawing. <br />Sincerely, Debby Lee<br />sanddlee[at]aol[dot]comDebby Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10803946967534915248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-19608362274264504812011-06-19T18:19:49.626-04:002011-06-19T18:19:49.626-04:00Hi, Paisley. Thanks for stopping by. One of these ...Hi, Paisley. Thanks for stopping by. One of these days, I'm going to write my wagon train story. I have it thought it, I just can't get it onto the paper. Great that you have anscestors you can draw on.Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-5849292595401789732011-06-19T18:01:12.358-04:002011-06-19T18:01:12.358-04:00I'd never really thought that deeply into the ...I'd never really thought that deeply into the westword movement to settle the continent. I know my great, great grandfather came across country because he didn't believe in slavery and his family home was a plantation. He became a doctor and came west, helping people along the way. My first story was a wagon train with some of grandpa's insight put in as spice. Since I've grown as a writer since writing it, I plan to revise it and will have to see if I can put some of this other motivation into it. Thanks, Anna.Paisley Kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401039126457210324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-74950257970833631242011-06-19T13:56:36.343-04:002011-06-19T13:56:36.343-04:00Hi, Ciara, thanks for stopping by.Hi, Ciara, thanks for stopping by.Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-21868385183545202032011-06-19T12:22:52.620-04:002011-06-19T12:22:52.620-04:00Great post. I think we need to be reminded that I...Great post. I think we need to be reminded that I background was paved with more then heroism, that there was a dark side to the price of being an American. It keeps us humble. And excellent questions regarding our characters and their journey. Again, a wonderful reminder of the need for goals and motivation.Ciara Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669829712304962140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-54147437594078240672011-06-19T10:44:35.137-04:002011-06-19T10:44:35.137-04:00Good morning, Vonnie. Yes, the United States didn...Good morning, Vonnie. Yes, the United States didn't hold the market on greed.<br /><br />Oh, btw, the book I referenced, AMERICA, was my college school book.Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-7515001907383847882011-06-19T10:43:01.912-04:002011-06-19T10:43:01.912-04:00Hi, Celia, Susan, Jenn and Caroline. Thanks for st...Hi, Celia, Susan, Jenn and Caroline. Thanks for stopping by. I agree, I don't think what happened would have changed much, given the times. I would like to have seen the Native Americans treated better.<br /><br />LOL, Susan. Had I gone to college out of high school, I would have gotten a history degree. I did get my A.A. in 2008, and subsitute teach, but given the state of education budgets right now, going ahead and getting the B.A. degree propably won't happen. Though I may take classes just learn!Anna Kathryn Lanierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607469543348819190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-74040348051758226352011-06-19T10:29:02.420-04:002011-06-19T10:29:02.420-04:00Loved the post. Read it to my husband while he mad...Loved the post. Read it to my husband while he made our morning coffee. Yes, greed drove so much of our country's expansion as with the expansion of past civilizations. Thanks for our history lesson of the morning.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-87020370058498666282011-06-19T09:53:05.215-04:002011-06-19T09:53:05.215-04:00Anna Kathryn, my family needed land and a fresh st...Anna Kathryn, my family needed land and a fresh start. You can't run from your problems, though, so they pretty much had the same problems in Texas as they'd faced in Georgia, except that the couple who treked west escaped a carping mother-in-law. That fact probably made the trip worth it. LOL <br /><br />But Americans were not the first to come up with the manifest destiny idea. It seems to me each government felt they had the right to impose their will on others.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-88746969352274807012011-06-19T08:48:36.476-04:002011-06-19T08:48:36.476-04:00LOL. I couldn't help but think as I read this ...LOL. I couldn't help but think as I read this piece how much today's evolving publishing industry is similar to the Manifest Destiny. <br /><br />Great blog, Anna. I so enjoy the history lesson. Fortunately, history is my favorite subject. ;-)<br /><br />Jenn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-37534351037280420722011-06-19T08:40:39.934-04:002011-06-19T08:40:39.934-04:00Anna, I do love your mini history lessons. Always ...Anna, I do love your mini history lessons. Always thought provoking as well as informative. You should have been a history teacher. Think of all the kids out there that would have come away with more than a list of dates they would forget as soon as the bell rang.Susan Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752205335959990328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-353479285769121899.post-25759243874552829482011-06-19T08:08:22.633-04:002011-06-19T08:08:22.633-04:00Anna--You do know your history. This is a great sy...Anna--You do know your history. This is a great synopsis of Manifest Destiny. Yes, we look back and criticize...but really, some world events seem like a natural thing. There's no way a few disgruntled Europeans would come over to the New World and not be awed and excited by the possiblities. It's like slavery--no it's not right, but it happened and we have to deal with it within our history. Humans have an innate sense of "conquer" to survive. <br />Maybe if that man hadn't put it into words, we wouldn't be chastitising ourselves.<br />Every country in the world has been taken and re-taken. Conquer, move on. It's mankind at its basest. Maybe if women had ruled the world.....<br />Me? I'm glad we moved across the land--otherwise, I might be living in, oh, New Hampshire? <br />Good post! CeliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.com