Writing history, especially overlooked eras like the Gilded Age or the post-World War I Red Scare, has been a passion of mine for almost four decades. I hope my website will give you the chance to share it.
Enjoy your visit. All the best
–Ken A.
Hear my latest podcast interview on The American Criminal, capping their five-part series on BOSS TWEED, the 1870s political titan who ruled NYC’s Tammany Hall as the most corrupt politician in American history — based on my 2005 biography, BOSS TWEED: The Corrupt Pol who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York. Enjoy–
From our recent winter trip to this historically poignant (Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Visigoths, Jews, Moors, Islam, Christians, and both sides of the Spanish Civil War), culturally pivotal (olives, bull fighting, and tapas), and physically beautiful part of Southern Spain.
Ken Ackerman, a writer and attorney in Washington, D.C. since the 1970s, is a long-time veteran of senior positions both in government and private law.
As a writer, Ken has authored dozens of articles and posts along with five major books on Americana.
For more of Kenneth’s writings, visit the Viral History Blog today.
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