PORT TOWN SIGNING

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July 29, 2015

We finished writing Port Town on Halloween of last year, but there is a huge difference between completing a manuscript and holding the finished product in your hand. The editing and design folks at the Port of Long Beach did an incredible job of putting together the commemorative copy of the book with leatherette cover and copper-gilded pages. We spent a recent afternoon signing the books for special presentations. The book – Port Town, How the People of Long Beach Built, Defended, and Profited from Their Harbor – is available in both printed soft-cover on Amazon.com for $10.70 and in digital format for $1.99. It is free for download on iTunes. A limited number of the commemorative copies will be available for sale at the Long Beach Historic Society in August.

News

May 16, 2022

Say It Isn’t So

While California politicians fret about plastic straws getting stuck in turtle snouts and debate the exact number of genders that fit on the head of a pin, an ecological disaster is brewing not far from where all that hot air is being emitted. If the California delta-area levees are damaged in an earthquake it could have profound and lasting effects on everyone in the state. Read More HERE

Royal Regrets?

Henry VIII may have defied the pope and changed British history to marry Anne Boleyn – mother of Queen Elizabeth I – but he also had her beheaded so he could marry Jane Seymour. Was he later sorry he executed the mother of his child? Some historians think so. Read More HERE

April 18, 2022

More or Less

When is having enough stuff, enough? And when does getting more stuff become too much? A thought provoking look about happiness with what your have and the desire to have even more. Read More HERE

April 5, 2022

Getting On Sowell Train

A really nice article about Thomas Sowell, whose contribution is based on scholarship and intellect – not on the color of his skin or because he is trying to make a political point. Read More HERE

March 29, 2022

War & Climate Change

Has Putin’s war on Ukraine been a major setback for climate change research and what does it mean for the future of international research? Read More HERE

Race, Pot, H2O, Geology

Siskiyou County is drying up, but who’s to blame? Racist white people, marijuana farmers, or perhaps it’s just Mother Nature herself. Read More HERE

March 13, 2022

Nothingness of Money

Money may not buy you happiness, but it can make life much easier. The question is how much of your limited lifespan do you spend in pursuit of wealth at the cost of enjoying what you have? Read More HERE