1832: John James Audubon arrived at Key West from the Dry Tortugas with specimens of terns, shells, conchs and coral. He claimed to have discovered five new species of birds
Anarchist, journalist, drama critic, advocate of birth control and free love, Emma Goldman was one of the most famous - and notorious - women in the early twentieth century. Against a dramatic backdrop of political argument, show trials, imprisonment, and tempestuous romances, Goldman chronicles the epoch that she helped shape: the reform movements of the Progressive Era, the early years of and later disillusionment with Lenin's Bolshevik experiment, and more.
As I remember it, each year’s first perfect day arrives without warning, fanfare, or prior notice. I observed the brilliance heading toward Toomsuba, Mississippi in 1984, while winding along Highway 64 near the Ocoee River in 1993, and when stretching my legs on the Blue Ridge Parkway one morning in 2005. I probably experienced