Michael Aubrecht has dedicated his studies to the histories of Major League Baseball, the Civil War and the Founding Fathers. He has authored multiple books, as well as hundreds of essays for Baseball-Almanac, Civil War Historian and Patriots of the American Revolution. Michael is also the personal copywriter for artist Mort Kunstler. By day Michael works for the U.S. Marshals Service. In his spare time, he hosts "The Naked Historian" video series introducing viewers to little-known historical sites in the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania area. Michael recently co-wrote and produced the dramatic documentary The Angel of Marye's Heights and is now focusing his work on the Colonial-period and Revolutionary War. A wheelchair battlefield tour guide, speaker and radio guest, he is vice chairman of the National Civil War Life Foundation and the founder of All-Access Battlefield Tours and The Jefferson Project. Visit his website at: www.pinstripepress.net.

The title BLOG, or DIE. comes from the famous “Join, or Die.” flag, based on a well-known political cartoon, created by Benjamin Franklin and first published in his Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. It is in the spirit of Dr. Franklin’s call to action that this blog is dedicated. This site deals specifically with the politics, rebellion, and military affairs that guided our nation’s path toward securing liberty and freedom, as well as how these events and their participants are remembered today. Readers may also enjoy The Jefferson Project which was founded by Michael Aubrecht in 2008. The purpose of this blog is to share multi-racial perspectives through historical essays and personal thoughts on the life and legacy of Thomas Jefferson.

Books by Michael Aubrecht:

You Stink! Major League Baseball’s Terrible Teams and Pathetic Players (Kent State University Press, 2012)

The Civil War in Spotsylvania: Campfires at the Crossroads (The History Press, 2009)

Historic Churches of Fredericksburg: Houses of the Holy (The History Press 2008)

The Southern Cross: A Civil War Devotional (Patriot Press, 2008)

Onward Christian Soldier: The Spiritual Journey of Stonewall (Publish America, 2005)

Christian Cavalier: The Spiritual Legacy of J.E.B. Stuart (Publish America, 2005)

Faith and Freedom in Fredericksburg: Jefferson and the VA Statute of Religious Freedom (manuscript IP)