Douglas M. Charles, PhD
@dmcharles.bsky.social
Professor of history (FBI expert), Tae Kwon Do black belt, poker player, bicyclist, skier, travel, animals.
I’ve written 4 books on the FBI, currently finishing a history of the FBI, 1908-1945. Also working on a history of Tae Kwon Do in North America.
I’ve written 4 books on the FBI, currently finishing a history of the FBI, 1908-1945. Also working on a history of Tae Kwon Do in North America.
Wait, the who in Pittsburgh? 1925
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wait, the who in Pittsburgh? 1925
Pittsburgh 1925 vs 2025
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Pittsburgh 1925 vs 2025
Prohibition was absurd.
December 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Prohibition was absurd.
Prohibition & the sacramental wine.
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Prohibition & the sacramental wine.
Lots of mini-red scares after the Palmer Raids of 1919-1920 until about the middle of the 1920s
November 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Lots of mini-red scares after the Palmer Raids of 1919-1920 until about the middle of the 1920s
Big crime during Prohibition
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Big crime during Prohibition
Before your reputation evaporates
November 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Before your reputation evaporates
Scanning my library into an app. I was convinced because when re-organizing it I found four books I had doubles up because I forgot I had them.
November 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Scanning my library into an app. I was convinced because when re-organizing it I found four books I had doubles up because I forgot I had them.
France's Blue Shirts
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
France's Blue Shirts
Pittsburgh. The roads have changed, though.
November 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Pittsburgh. The roads have changed, though.
Will do! These are my books. I research & write about the FBI’s history.
Trying to finish a monograph on the FBI, 1908 (origin) through WWII. The wwii bit is huge.
Trying to finish a monograph on the FBI, 1908 (origin) through WWII. The wwii bit is huge.
November 29, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Will do! These are my books. I research & write about the FBI’s history.
Trying to finish a monograph on the FBI, 1908 (origin) through WWII. The wwii bit is huge.
Trying to finish a monograph on the FBI, 1908 (origin) through WWII. The wwii bit is huge.
A lot of quackery still in the 1920s
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A lot of quackery still in the 1920s
