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Category Archives: Books
Guarding the Golden Door by Roger Daniels
An essay I wrote today about a book, Guarding the Golden Door by Roger Daniels, we are reading for a history class at OSU called Immigration to America from 1880. I wasn’t going to post it here, but I mention … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, Elitism, Fallacies, History, Memories, Paternalism, Personal, Politics, Prejudice, Racism, White Supremacy
Tagged immigrants, white
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A Monograph
Mr. Beck ends it by letting us know that the Menominee people survived the onslaught of siege after siege by the European invaders on their land. That was his point from beginning to end. Menominee people were smart, and learned, and fought (legally even!) and stood their ground and even though they lost a lot, and a great many lost their lives, in the end they survive today. Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Books, Culture, Fun Stuff, General News, History, Just Jabber, Lifestyle, Links, OSU
Tagged Shay, Wisconsin
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Well, I did it
My Book over at AmazonThe Accidental Adventurers Three Days atop a Mountain I finally got our missing on a mountain top story written (in serious fashion) and put it in a book. It is a small book, less than 70 pages … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Books, Culture, Fun Stuff, General News, History, Just Jabber, Nature, Pacific Northwest, Photography, Travel
Tagged Oregon, The Accidental Adventurers, Tiller
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Keepin My Head Above Water
ALAS, LIFE REBOOTED! Doctor Ragnarok . says (11:18 PM) You went through hell, and you are a figure I look up to when I need a hero. because while it may not have been the lesson you -intended- to depart, … Continue reading
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