The title promises two tales; both are actually the same story, told with different levels of detail and suspense. The first is from The Earthquake that America Forgot by Dr. David Steward and Dr. Ray Knox. (These authors have a whole series of books about the New Madrid earthquakes, all of which seem to include [...]
Above is from the addendum of Zadok Cramer’s The Navigator from which I have quoted previously. Written buoyantly, it makes jokes of specie (‘new notes of the “first water“‘ refers to the breadth of bank notes available at the time) and law (“club law” is the lynch mob). The text: [i2] STACK ISLAND, not long since, was [...]
As the 4th anniversary of this blog nears (November 12) I’ve been revisiting research that was near impossible when I began it. The namesake of this blog was Island 94, formerly sitting within the Mississippi River, which I was introduced to through the very excellent book When the Mississippi Ran Backwards by Jay Feldman. When [...]
Today is Blog Action Day and this year’s topic is Poverty. Since I’ve recently written about poverty directly, today I’ll be more lateral: Today I am wearing: Cotton American Apparel T-Shirt (with print-design from Woot!) Denim Banana Republic Jeans Saucony Synthetic Running Shoes Old Navy Underwear Hanes Cotton Socks Leather Belt purchased from Brooklyn St. Fair [...]
I was passing through Somerville last night and in Powderhouse Square I ran across photographer-stranger Tia taking some large format photos. Powder House Square was the focal point of 1774’s Powder Alarm during which British Soldiers took possession of potential militia firearms and supplies. The subsequent mobilization of militia forces “essentially provided a ‘dress rehearsal’ [...]
Future fellow VISTA Leader Danielle and I were all about Boston yesterday: Josh Ritter rocked in Copley Square and Wikimania kicked off in Cambridge. Photography loves company and both of us happened to take pictures of each other in the act of aiming; neither of us feel they’re very flattering.
