In the fall of 1862, one year after the outbreak of the American Civil War, Edward Pickering began his studies…
From Lectern to Laboratory: Schools and Schoolmasters
In the same year that the Massachusetts State Legislature passed the nation’s first compulsory school attendance law, Edward Charles Pickering…
From Lectern to Laboratory: A Walking Tour of Beacon Hill
Let’s imagine that the year is 1856, the year that Edward Pickering turned ten years old and was preparing to…
From Lectern to Laboratory: The Early Days of Boston
Boston may not be the largest natural port on the east coast of the North American continent, but it is…
From Lectern to Laboratory: The Pickerings of Salem and Boston
Welcome to my next set of blog posts. It’s not really news per se. In line with what I’ve posted…
A Review of Dog Eared by Terrell Isselhard of Windy City Reviews
Windy City Reviews, 28 January 2018. Dog Eared. W. Nikola-Lisa. Chicago, IL: Gyroscope Books, June 15, 2017, Trade Paperback and E-book,…
Dog Eared, Part IV, Chapter 9
Cease and Desist… As entertaining as the history of Faber & Faber is, this is not what preoccupies me now.…
