Elbe Spurling

Creator of The Brick Bible website and series of books, as well as The Brick Chronicle. Artist who illustrated exclusively with LEGO bricks as a storytelling medium.

Revolution! Comparison of LEGO Images with Historical Images – French Revolution

Behind the Scenes: The French Revolution Comparison of Historical Images and LEGO Images The execution of King Louis XVI by public decapitation at the Place de la Révolution, at the eastern end of the Champs-Élysées in Paris, on January 21, 1793, brought the monarchy in France to a decisive halt. On October 5, 1789, the …

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Revolution! Comparison of LEGO Images with Historical Images – American Revolution

Behind the Scenes: The American Revolution Comparison of Historical Images and LEGO Images Paul Revere, best known for his midnight “The British are coming!” horseback ride, also created this famous engraving of the Boston Massacre which was subsequently copied and colored in by many different artists and spread throughout the colonies. Washington crosses the Delaware …

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Assassination! Bibliography

Bibliography Chapter 1: Andrew Jackson Brands, H. W. Andrew Jackson: His Life and Times. New York: Anchor, 2006. Burnstein, Andrew. The Passions of Andrew Jackson. New York: Vintage, 2004. Clarke, James W. American Assassins. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1982. Freeman, Katie. “Letter threatening Jackson’s life determined to be written by father of man who killed Lincoln” Knoxnews.com, 2009. www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/jan/25/letter-threatening-jacksons-life-determined-writte/ (accessed …

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