Monthly Archives: October 2019

Book Review: Tell Me Who You Are

Posted on October 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

Tell Me Who You Are:  Sharing Our Stories Of Race, Culture & Identity, by Winona Guo & Priya Vulchi This book was a terrible one.  Yet it is the sort of terrible book that is instructive in discussing the authors’ … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Working Toward Whiteness

Posted on October 13, 2019 by nathanalbright

Working Toward Whiteness:  How America’s Immigrants Became White:  The Strange Journey From Ellis Island To The Suburbs, by David R. Roediger This book is somewhat misleading in several ways, but all the same there is something worthwhile to discover and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: They Said It Couldn’t Be Done

Posted on October 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

They Said It Couldn’t Be Done:  The ’69 Mets, New York City, And The Most Astounding Season In Baseball History, by Wayne Coffey You know the type.  You go to a sports bar and watch a few games on the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Ten Innings At Wrigley

Posted on October 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

Ten Innings At Wrigley:  The Wildest Ballgame Ever, With Baseball On The Brink, by Kevin Cook While this is in general at least a mildly entertaining book in parts about an interesting game, the book is not quite as exciting … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Inside The Empire

Posted on October 12, 2019 by nathanalbright

Inside The Empire:  The True Power Behind The New York Yankees, by Bob Klapish and Paul Solotaroff Doing a season retrospective on a team is a tough task.  One can choose a team that one thinks will be really successful … Continue reading →

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On Knowing What You’re Doing: A Travel Story

Posted on October 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

This morning at about 4:30AM my mother, stepfather, and I were at the airport in Antigua, and finding out that the woman behind the Liat ticket counter was also the person who would help my stepfather through security and also … Continue reading →

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First Impressions Of St. Vincent

Posted on October 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

Some islands make a stronger impression than others.  At about 10AM or so I arrived with my folks in St. Vincent.  The flight came into the airport on the coast and one could see that the island had plenty of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Smuggler Nation

Posted on October 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

Smuggler Nation:  How Ilicit Trade Made America, by Peter Andreas There is a pattern that one finds in terms of copyright protection that companies which are copyright-poor tend to support short copyright times so that more information gets into the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Pirates’ Pact

Posted on October 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

The Pirates’ Pact:  The Secret Alliance Between History’s Most Notorious Buccaneers And Colonial America, by Douglas R. Burgess, Jr. This book highlights one of the many interesting patterns of American history, and that is the way that buccaneers and pirates … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Patriot Pirates (1)

Posted on October 11, 2019 by nathanalbright

Patriots Pirates:  The Privateer War For Freedom And Fortune In The American Revolution, by Robert H. Patton This book is one I have read before, but it forms a poignant part of a much longer story.  After all, this book … Continue reading →

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