
Tag Archives: John EricksonA BUMBLED BRAZILIAN BOMBARDMENT![]() Watching the Olympic games from Brazil on television and witnessing the dedicated athletes and the beauty of the country seems to wash away all the Olympic media controversies and scandals. All this Brazilian imagery brought to mind a Brazilian adventure experienced by a man, who became the most famous sailor in recent history, Captain Continue Reading » THE NAVEL ORANGE, JOSHUA SLOCUM AND BAHIA, BRAZIL![]() In the early 1870’s, the spirits from the other side were summoned to Riverside, California by spiritualist Eliza Tibbets, who was well know for her séances on her farm near the Santa Ana River. Eliza Tibbets was newly arrived in Riverside from the East with her husband, Luther. Luther Tibbets had been in the Continue Reading » |