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2 days ago · David Grann's The Wager is a Robinson-Crusoe-meets-Lord-of-the-Flies historical account of a shipwreck and the human disaster of power struggle that unfurls afterward on the beach shadowed by the aptly named Mount Misery. Reconstructed from the ship logs and sailors' personal journals, the brutal story involves horrific storms, cartilage-melting scurvy, lice that carries an epidemic of typhoid ...
2 days ago · July 28, 2024 at 12:55 p.m. EDT. NEW YORK — Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining ...
3 days ago · 5. Columbia River Gorge, Oregon. The Columbia River Gorge is a natural wonder stretching more than 80 miles, with dramatic cliffs, waterfalls, and lush greenery. The Historic Columbia River Highway offers access to some of the most scenic spots, including the iconic Multnomah Falls, the tallest waterfall in Oregon.
3 days ago · Serious conflict had broken out between Venetian and Spanish soldiers, and Venier enraged Don Juan by hanging a Spanish soldier for impudence. Despite bad weather, the Christian ships sailed south and, on 6 October, reached the port of Sami, Cephalonia (then also called Val d'Alessandria), where they remained for a while.
2 days ago · Cirque Rim (0.5 mi, easy): Paved; views of Port Angeles and Strait of Juan de Fuca. High Ridge (0.5 mi loop, moderate): Part paved loop with panoramic views of the mountains, connects to 0.1 mi Sunrise Point dead-end trail. Klahane Ridge (3.8 mi, moderate): Ridge trail with mountain views that meets Klahane Switchback trail.
3 days ago · Don’t avoid hotspots like Mallorca ... in Palma de Mallorca (Photo: Reuters/Juan Medina) Last Sunday, ... Bruce Poon Tip is the founder of G Adventures. @brucepoontip. Topics. Canary Islands ...
5 days ago · “The Teachings of Don Juan: a Yaqui Way of Knowledge,” University of Virginia Library Online Exhibits, accessed July 25, 2024, https://explore.lib.virginia.edu/items/show/2986.
5 days ago · Floating Doctors is a volunteer-funded humanitarian medicine group that operates from the island of San Cristobal in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago. They provide care to the Ngabe-Buble indigenous groups living in hard-to-reach islands throughout the region. This population are so isolated that, over ten years ago, the Panamanian government ...
4 days ago · Konni, a Belgian Malinois puppy, went missing in the San Juan Mountains for two weeks after being separated from her family during a July 4th fireworks display. Despite being lost in the wilderness, Konni survived on road kill, rodents, and strategically placed dog food bowls. A group of searchers, including a combat veteran named Jimmy Keene II, spent two weeks searching for her and ...
2 days ago · FILE - Mayoral candidate U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaks to supporters during an election watch party, Nov. 7, 2023, at Bayou Place in Houston. Several days of events honoring the life of longtime U.S. Rep. Jackson Lee of Texas are set to begin. On Monday, July 29, 2024, the longtime lawmaker will lie in state in the rotunda of Houston’s ...
