W.J. Gibson
not William Gibson but William J. Gibson, nuff said.
Links
- - Gibson Library Bar and Grill
- bluetyger magazine
- Choice Photography
- Huronia Museum test blog site
- Kidney Disease Information and Current News
- Martin Howard Antique Typewriters Collection
- Nelson foto
- Ontario Archaeology Society Huronia Chapter blog
- Photo.net, a community of photographers
- Photography in Malaysia (Nikon info)
- rebekkaguðleifsdóttir – icelandic visual artist
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one of my favourite photos
Category Archives: US History
Antietam Burnside’s Bridge
Antietam Burnside’s Bridge Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer “Bill” (W.J. Gibson) Burnside was the Union General who kept ordering his troops to cross this bridge under murderous fire from Confederate troops positioned on the hill in the background. Antietam was one … Continue reading
convention coverage
I confess I am an old guy and I remember watching as a youngster almost gavel to gavel coverage of US political conventions not the one hour per night disservice served up by the networks this year. I end up … Continue reading
hunting Lincoln’s handwritten documents
Fascinating article in the LA Times by P. J. Huffstutter about the historical detective hunt to find handwritten documents of Abraham Lincoln. Huffstutter goes on the road with history detectives as they check leads about new sources of Lincoln’s papers. … Continue reading
The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 by Rick Atkinson
Finished reading this detailed account of the battles of Sicily and Italy. It was a difficult read, not because of Atkinson’s style but because of the content. The incredible waste and suffering of so many soldiers and civilians. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian History, US History, war
Tagged 1943-1944, Italy, Sicily, U.S. Army, World War II
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Monticello
Monticello Originally uploaded by canuckshutterer (W.J. Gibson). visited here back in 2002, have only travelled twice since then, maybe it is time for another journey, however without a current passport I may have to limit myself to Canada, which is … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Monticello, mostly photography, Thomas Jefferson, US History
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Bob Schieffer’s book
Just finished reading “This Just In: What I Couldn’t Tell You On TV” by CBS Newsman Bob Schieffer (published in 2003). What a great book. He explains a lot about American news television reporting and its evolution and a lot … Continue reading
Posted in journalism, reporting, US History
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reading The Secret History of the CIA by Joseph J. Trento
At the end of WWII, the war time William Donovan’s OSS (Office of Strategic Services) and Hoover’s FBI fought to see who would control international intelligence service for the US. They both lost, kind of. This book describes the men … Continue reading
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men who died building the Empire State Building
“On January 31, 1931, two Italian day laborers, Luis DeDominichi and Guiseppi Tedeschi, died as the result of a fall. Four others — steelworker Reuben Brown and carpenters Sigus Andreasen, Frank Sullivan, and A. Carlson — would join them before … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, US History
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July book bag closing
recommended T. Jefferson Parker’s Little Saigon. excellent thriller, I will be hunting for more of his work. reading Big Trouble by J. Anthony Lukas, which is one of those marvelous history books that pauses along the main route and provides … Continue reading
Posted in book bag, US History
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Grant and the colt
US Grant in his memoirs does not write at great length about his childhood. He briefly mentions buying a horse while he was a boy. At the age of four, the horse went blind and was sold. Ten years later … Continue reading
Posted in Ulysses S. Grant, US History
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