May 2013
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April 2013
7 posts
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Asimov's perfect Saturday nights
Isaac Asimov writes about his Saturday night ritual as a 22 y/o newlywed, working in wartime at the Philadelphia Navy Yard:
“After dinner, I went out and bought the early editions of the two Philadelphia Sunday papers I was not ashamed to read [ed note: because their politics were sufficiently liberal]: the Inquirer and the Bulletin. When I brought them back, I placed them on the kitchen...
March 2013
14 posts
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Recommend best history Tumblrs?
slatevault:
Hi everyone - I’m hoping you can help me with something.
I’m looking for your recommendations of favorite history Tumblrs that are run by independent individuals (aka, not associated with museums, publications, archives, or other institutions).
Nominations?
(And/or reblogs for signal boost? Looking to get the broadest possible sense of what people like.)
Thanks!
Rebecca
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February 2013
24 posts
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“Near the forks of the Grand River in present-day Perkins County, in August 1823,...”
– Hugh Glass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. WHOA (via ayjay)
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