Category Archives: History

“…when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.”

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

The title of today’s entry is from an address made, April 29,1962, by President John F. Kennedy in welcoming a group of Nobel Prize winners to a dinner in their honor at The White House. The extended quote is: “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Government & Politics, History | Tagged Autobiography of Thos. Jefferson., Bill of Rights, Constitution of Virginia, Declaration of Independence, John F. Kennedy, Louisiana Purchase, Monticello, Thomas Jefferson, United States Constitution, University of Virginia | 4 Comments

“… a last glimpse of the land now being lost for ever”

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Ron Pavellas

… Thus ends The Rings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald, one of the three books I present today. The others are: Thesiger by Michael Asher; and The Search for Sana by Richard Zimler, the latter having been recently discussed in … Continue reading →

Posted in Geography, History | Tagged Edward Fitzgerald, Great Britain, Gustav Flaubert, Jorge Luis Borges, Joseph Conrad, Michael Asher, Rings of Saturn, Suffolk, T. E. Lawrence, W.G. Sebald | 5 Comments

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