I just received a book, a gift from a very close friend. It is a beautiful edition of “The Birds of America” by John James Audubon. This copy was printed in 2022 by Prestel Publishers. I am very thankful for this gift. In grade school, a schoolmate’s mother had a copy of this book, andContinue reading “This artist is a real tweet to see”
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December 20 “Don’t you “Don’t get riled, sugar” me!”
December 20th 1803, in Jackson Square, new Orleans, France turned over the Louisiana Purchase land to The United States. This treaty and sale, doubled the size of the United states, adding 828,000 square miles. While only 4¢ an acre, it still was a $15,000,000 purchase, headed by Thomas Jefferson. There was much intrigue, and concernsContinue reading “December 20 “Don’t you “Don’t get riled, sugar” me!””
November 16 “Wagon Ho!”
On November 16th, 1822, William Bechnell arrived in Sante Fe New Mexico, along a soon to be named Santa Fe Trail. He was the first to use a specific route for trading, along with leading wagons. I have a good book that give history around Santa Fe, why there were people there, and what happenedContinue reading “November 16 “Wagon Ho!””
July 18 ‘I have not yet begun to bite”
June 18th is National Tropical Fruit Day. It give us time to enjoy some exotic, or unusual fruits. I have an exotic and unusual book about tropical fruits. It is “Diseases of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits and Nuts” by Allyn Auston Cook, published 1975. This specialized book is rather rare, and tells of tropical agricultureContinue reading “July 18 ‘I have not yet begun to bite””
April 6 ‘Westfield school librarian had it right’
I love Landmark books. So does Rev. Dr. Leo J. McCormick, Supt. of Schools, Archdiocese of Baltimore. His quote from the back cover of one of the books says, “The outstanding children’s books of this half-century, Landmark Books are the source of an intellectual curiosity which prompts me to read the stories immediately after theyContinue reading “April 6 ‘Westfield school librarian had it right’”
March 16 “moving the needle”
Today March 16th, is National Vaccination Day. It was on this day in 1988 that the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Polio Eradication Incentive began. Then on the same day in 1995, the first dose of oral Polio vaccine was given in India. A lot has gone on with vaccinations ever since Edward Jenner inventedContinue reading “March 16 “moving the needle””
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