Hobart and William Smith Colleges - american historyhttp://www.hws.edu/news/ Daily Updates from Hobart and William Smith Collegesen-usFri, 30 Jul 2010 10:03:56 GMTFri, 30 Jul 2010 10:03:56 GMTAlum Writes Chronology of Sportshttp://www.hobartlacrossecamp.com/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12673Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hobartlacrossecamp.com/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res11087.jpg" alt="" /> Through retelling great moments such as the Mets World Series win in 1969 and Jackie Robinson's breaking of baseball's color line, Hobart alum Jeffrey A. Kroessler '74 invokes the sports fan in all readers with his book, "The Greater New York Sports Chronology," published by Columbia University Press in November of 2009. The Chronology is a fully-illustrated and entertaining timeli...Free Discusses Civil War Popularityhttp://www.hobartlacrossecamp.com/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12537Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hobartlacrossecamp.com/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10817.jpg" alt="" /> Why don't Americans drive around in cars emblazoned with battle streamers from the War of 1812? Or dress up as soldiers to reenact battles from the Spanish-American War? What is it about the Civil War that is still so compelling to Americans that it prompts many to care passionately about its symbols, its moments and its legacies? Laura Free, assistant professor of history at HWS, ...