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
Ring It Up: J.H. Patterson’s Revolutionary Sales Techniques
When the Father of American Salesmanship founded his cash register company, it helped launch sales practices still in force today.
An American Memory: The One-Room Schoolhouse
The little red schoolhouse makes a comeback as parents today strive for the values that enveloped these early institutions.
Ex Libris: Mark Twain
In this latest installment of our ‘Ex Libris’ series, we find some surprises in the books that most influenced one of America’s greatest novelists.
Go Gaily in the Dark: The Laughter of the Saints
We might think of saints as somber and austere, but many of them were known for their good spirits and sense of humor.
It’s Character That Counts Most in the Arena
Theodore Roosevelt’s 1910 speech has life lessons for all of us.
Ex Libris: Julia Ward Howe
In this latest installment of Ex Libris, we turn to the books that influenced a writer best known for her lyrics to ‘Battle Hymn of the Republic.’
