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Author Archives: Brian D. Butler
Starting with Common Sense
Books That Shaped America is a new 10-part series – a joint original feature production from C-SPAN and the Library of Congress – will trace America’s history by examining masterpieces in literature that have had, and still have today, a major … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Cesar Chavez, Frederick Douglass, Mark Twain, Zora Neale Hurston
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year
It is that time of year again when the leaves in the northern hemisphere change colors. As it does each Autumn, SmokyMountains.com has published their best guess as to when the leaves will be changing in various parts of the … Continue reading
Streets of Europe
During my internet wanders, I stumbled upon a mesmerizing series of data visualization videos on the streets of European capitals. The videos were created by Anders Sundell who teaches data visualization at the University of Gothenberg. Here’s how he describes … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Europe, Maps, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Berlin, Cartography, Data Visualization, Madrid, Mapping, Paris, Rome
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Great Art Cities
I recently discovered a YouTube channel created by gallerists James Payne and Joanne Shurvell that focuses on lesser known art museums in European cities that are often overlooked by visitors. Their art and travel series, Great Art Cities Explained, concentrates on … Continue reading
Exercise for Bibliophiles
Dave Coverly
Poet turned travel writer
Not long ago, I was queried by a book buyer about the availability of a first edition copy of A Guide through the District of the Lakes, William Wordsworth’s travelers’ guidebook to England’s Lake District. Although I have seen early editions … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Travel Writing, Writing
Tagged Lake District, Poets, Travel Guidebooks, William Wordsworth
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Shakespeare’s First Folio
There have been many celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio, including the open access website First Folios Compared. First Folios Compared has brought together more than 50 digitized copies of the First Folio owned by … Continue reading
