TWO ASSASINATION BULLETS THAT CHANGED THEODORE ROOSEVELT’S LIFE

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With all the news of Presidential assassination attempts, I was reminded of two assassination bullets that completely changed Theodore Roosevelt’s life. I’ve been studying Roosevelt since I produced and narrated the audiobook of his adventure “Through the Brazilian Wilderness.” The first bullets that changed Roosevelt’s life were fired on September 6, 1901. They were […]

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HOW AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO STEP ON THE NORTH POLE AND HOW IT WAS COVERED UP

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An African-American was the first person to step on the North Pole. Here is how this part of Black History happened: On April 6, 1909, Admiral Robert Peary moved toward what he thought was the exact geographic point of the North Pole, where no one had ever been before. Peary had left his exploratory

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CHRISTMAS ON STORMY SOUTH AFRICAN SEAS WHERE THE WORLD IS STILL FLAT

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The world’s most famous sailor struggled by himself in his 35-foot sloop against winds that shoved and buried the bow and him under water. Crawling on the bowsprit, trying to adjust his sails, the rolling sea shoved him under water 3 times. It was a dangerous situation especially being alone; there was no one on

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THE DOOMED MEN OF THE COLORADO RIVER

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Three men of the John Wesley Powell Colorado River Exploration party had enough! They would go no further! It was August 28, 1869 and behind them was nearly 3 months of hardship, struggle, poor food and near death. Now, they were faced with what they considered certain death, as described by John Wesley Powell in

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A TRUE HERO AT DEATH VALLEY

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Now is not the time to explore Death Valley landscape. On Sunday August 16, 2020 Death Valley registered a temperature of 130 degrees, Fahrenheit making it the hottest place on earth. But it’s been hotter. In 1913 Death Valley registered a temperature of 134 degrees. William Lewis Manly At times like these, I

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THE PLOT TO MAKE CUBA A SLAVE STATE

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Should the United State of America attempt to purchase Cuba from Spain and make Cuba another southern Slave State? The year was 1834 and this shocking question was the subject of a secret meeting in an obscure Belgian town. The American Southern States were the northern tip of the wide practice of slavery, which stretched

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AFTER HIS PLANE CRASHED JAMES NORMAN HALL WAS AT THE HEART OF THE 1918 FLU PANDEMIC

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During the pandemic of World War 1 in 1918, the last place you would want to be was in Germany, in a German Prison Camp behind German lines, where the flu pandemic broke out. Yet, that was exactly where James Norman Hall was. James Norman Hall is the author of my Listen2Read Audiobook “High

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CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS ON THE WAY TO THE NORTH POLE 1907 -1908

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Before 1908, other than Santa Claus, no human being had reached the North Pole, although many had tried and failed. Some had unfortunately died for their efforts. In the year 1908, two serious contenders were preparing for victory over nature. One was a respected medical Doctor and explorer with very little financial support and no friends

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