Tag: History

Guest Photographer and Storyteller: Cybele Moon – aka the Dune Mouse

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The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer

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While I wait for your feedback on what kind of posts to focus on this year, I will kick off this year’s posts with a seemingly unusual question: What do you get when you combine history with a murder mystery?

Answer: The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer; a true story of redemption and a well-researched book by Kate Summerscale.

The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale | From the blog of Nicholas C. Rossis, author of science fiction, the Pearseus epic fantasy series and children's books Click to view on Amazon

In the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes (age 13) and his brother Nattie (age 12) were seen spending lavishly around the docklands of East London — for ten days in July, they ate out at coffee houses and took trips to the seaside and the theater. The boys told neighbors they had been left home alone while their mother visited family in Liverpool, but their aunt was suspicious. When she eventually forced the brothers to open the house to…

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ROXANNE DUNBAR-ORTIZ: “Thanksgiving: It Has Never Been About Honoring Native Americans” (Transcript)

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TRANSCRIPT:

NERMEENSHAIKH: As much of the United States prepares to mark Thanksgiving this weekend, many Native Americans will gather in Plymouth to commemorate the 47th National Day of Mourning.  This year is dedicated to water protectors at Standing Rock and to the struggle for recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day.  To discuss this and more, we’re joined in San Francisco by indigenous historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz.  She’s the author of An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States and co-author of All the Real Indians Died Off:  And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans.

Welcome back to Democracy Now!, Roxanne.  Could you tell us, as the nation prepares to observe  Thanksgiving, a national holiday ostensibly meant to honor Native people, what are your thoughts?

ROXANNEDUNBAR–ORTIZ:  Well, thank you for having me on the show.

Actually, it’s never been about honoring Native Americans.  It’s…

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Jacobite Steam Train: Crossing Scotland All The Way To Hogwarts

Thanks for sharing that is some awesome scenery

The Historical Ambience of L’Orangerie, Modica

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.