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Category Archives: History
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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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
Take the Train
The New 20th Century Limited, 1939. Leslie Ragan (1897-1972). In the 1930s, technology began to reflect the sleek, aerodynamic lines of the Art Deco movement, and the New 20th Century Limited, designed by Henry Dreyfuss, was the pride of the … Continue reading
A Secret London
No matter how well you may think that you know London there are always more marvelous places to discover. Travelers interested in books and printing are well advised to seek out the fascinating St Bride Foundation and Library in the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, History, Libraries, Tourism
Tagged City of London, London, Publishing and Printing
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Once upon a time there were two brothers.
THE HISTORY OF MY LIFE John Ashbery Once upon a time there were two brothers. Then there was only one: myself. I grew up very fast, before learning to drive, even. There was I: a stinking adult. I thought of … Continue reading
North Country
In her brilliant short film Three Thousand (2017), the Montreal-based Inuk artist Asinnajaq presents an illuminating vision of Inuit life. Her film intertwines a century of footage from the archive of the National Film Board of Canada, along with commissioned animations. … Continue reading
Time Travel
In 1842, a French artist and scholar named Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey set out on a tour of the eastern Mediterranean to document sights and architecture via the brand new medium of photography. He started off in what is now … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, Europe, History, Middle East, Photography, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Israel, Rome, travel photography, Turkey
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Expo 58
I don’t know the difference between an Expo and a World’s Fair and at this point I’m afraid to ask. However, I’ve been to Expo 67 in Montreal and the 1964 New York World’s Fair and thoroughly enjoyed them both. I have long been … Continue reading
Posted in apps, Architecture, Art, Europe, History, Tech, Tourism
Tagged Brussels, Expo 58, Expo 67, New York World's Fair
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To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic
To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to emphasize in … Continue reading
Life-Changing Books
Among the many vocations over the course of my life was a two decade stretch as a psychotherapist. While the most rewarding work, it was often filled with self-doubt and angst. During my graduate school education, I was fortunate to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Writing
Tagged Holocaust, psychology, psychotherapy, Viktor Frankl
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Travel Between The Pages 