Skull Talk: Fort Griswold, Groton, Connecticut
– In 1781, George Washington was on the march toward Virginia, and the British devised a plan to draw him back to New England. General
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Month: January 2015
A Line of Destroyers, 1917
by Caroline Lodge A Line of Destroyers, 1917 How brightly the light reflects off the sea this morning! Even with my hand flat above my eyes
Interview with Photographer Holly Gordon on the Terracotta Warriors of Xi’an
A Q&A by Melissa Gordon – PY: We understand you encountered an army of terracotta warriors in China! They were buried with Qin Shi Huang
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Rediscovered Stories: First Emperor Qin’s Terracotta Warriors
by Melissa Gordon – Qin Shi Huang Di, the First Emperor of Qin, took the throne in China in 246 BCE at the age of
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Terracotta Warriors of Xi’an
Photographer Holly Gordon illuminates an underground army which has protected an Emperor for over 2,000 years. … Continue readingTerracotta Warriors of Xi’an
Project Booklust Part Five: The Book Barn
– While searching for a subject for Part 5 of Project Booklust, I thought I’d expand from the rare and antique bookselling market and look
Amazing Poem by Amazing Author Name
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Project Booklust Part Four: John Kehoe Books
– We consume books for different reasons—escape, fulfillment, distraction, etc. Much like consumers, booksellers enter the trade for various reasons or passions. In doing Project
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Rediscovered Stories: The History Behind a Statue’s Desecration
by Rob McMahon – Lauren Rusk’s poem “Sight Unseen” tells the respective stories of Juan de Oñate and his deeds following the battle at Acoma
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Sight Unseen
The injustice and cruelty experienced from the late 1500’s Spanish conquest in America still resonates 400 years later—Lauren Rusk’s poem highlights a statue’s desecration. … Continue readingSight Unseen