“Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.”
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
Money does not exist. Only its value does. Go to the bank and ask to see the $1,000 in your
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When Detective Heinz Noonan arrives in Spokane to investigate a simple case of double obituaries, he has no idea he’s
Detective Heinz Noonan, the “Bearded Homes,” is sent to Virginia Beach, North Carolina, to find 30 antique Christian crosses that
Why would anyone steal something that has no value? And then stick the insurance company for a ten-million-dollar loss? That’s
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The Alaska Gold Rush is the least studied era of United States history. If you pull up Alaska Gold Rush
This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
Thomas Watson, Alexander Graham Bell’s assistant. His landlady complained about the excessive noise he was
In the 1950s, American engineers working in the Middle East – where liquor was frowned
Petroleum as a fuel source is on the wane. We will not have another century
During the summer of 1919, a United States Army Major was assigned to a transcontinental
It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
Charles VI of France (1368-1422) was daffy. He thought he was made of glass and
There’s been a lot of talk about who was on the Titanic. How about the
One of my favorite anecdotes, hopefully true, involves a couple from Iowa who were visiting
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It was said that the Roman Emperor Caligula once declared war on Neptune, the God
Welcome to Nome, Alaska on July 4, 1900! Talk about a tough city! It was
Because banking was NOT in the United States Constitution, anyone could open a bank. And
Frank B. Adams, born in 1847, was a professional carom billiards player – in the
This photo encapsulates me as a writer and an American. As both writer and American,
Next time you complain about the postal service, look at what it WAS. This photograph
It is easy to talk about ‘the good old days.’ Unfortunately those memories are only
Today, “horsepower” is a measure of strength of a car. But that has only been
This is Quanah Parker, war leader of the Kwahadi (“Antelope”) band of the Comanches. He
Snazzy home, right? Actually, it’s – or was – a microwave repeater. As late as
There is an old expression that “all politics is local.” But not that many people
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This is a photograph of a ship somewhere along the Mississippi before the Civil War.
When Alaska became a state, there was shortage of coins, particularly in the bush. Most
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Nothing pictures. We all have them. Photographs of, well, nothing in particular. Not worth savings
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