Whaling Journal Kept by George Smith, 1847-1851. Details below. In case I didn’t explain myself sufficiently in my prior entry, I spent last week not on a restaurant tour, but at a conference of Rare Book and Manuscript Librarians in Baton Rouge, LA. For the past few years the conference (held in a different city […] More >>
Archives for June 2011
Red Stick and Big Easy
Off at 5 AM, bound for the Rare Book & Manuscript Librarian’s Conference in Baton Rouge, LA. No traffic at that hour.“Cheap” gas in NJ.Lunch at Cranberry Bookworm, one of the last open shops on this ancient trading route. Barely made my lunch money. The route is possibly too ancient.Then down to Bartleby’s Books in […] More >>
The Real Pirates of the Caribbean
Spent a wonderful week up in my artist buddy’s studio in Cape Breton working on a book proposal. Each day, after I’d written and read as much as I could, I’d take a walkabout, and do a little work in my field. But a bad shoulder and lousy weather kept chainsaw fun to a minimum. […] More >>
Muscle Memory
Ooops! First weekend in June. Load the car, head for Concord, New Hampshire. Stop for mugup More >>