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Tag Archives: Backlist Bop
Backlist Bop: Soviet conspiracy unveiled!
in american history, biography, radical studies
Tagged Backlist Bop, cold war, communism, espionage, Thomas Sakmyster
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Comrades, The Press has asked me, The Bolshevik, to pause from my advice column to fill in with the popular Backlist Bop feature. And good timing it is, for today the roulette wheel of UIP books stops on Radical Studies. … Continue reading
Backlist Bop: An earthmoving industry
in american history, Illinois / regional
Tagged agriculture, Backlist Bop, Illinois, industry, John Deere
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Born in Vermont, made in America, John Deere helped humans move enough earth to impress even Ruaumoko, the Maori god of earthquakes. Deere’s death on May 17, 1886 marked the end of an era. His inventiveness and the equipment that emerged … Continue reading
Backlist Bop: May Berenbaum on what’s the buzz
in natural history
Tagged Backlist Bop, insects, May R. Berenbaum, natural history
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It’s spring, and the insects have returned in force. Though, unless you live in Antarctica, it’s doubtful you go a day without seeing an arthropod even in winter. These creatures are everywhere and have been for tens of millions of … Continue reading
Backlist Bop: The French Connection
in american history, art, Lincoln, religion
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Backlist Bop, Daniel Chester French, sculpture
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Today marks the birthday of Daniel Chester French, in his day one of America’s most popular sculptors. The famed often seem to have known the famed, and French was no different. May Alcott, Louisa’s sister, was the person who encouraged … Continue reading
Backlist Bop: Lifters and jaffas and twin killings and homers
in sports history
Tagged Backlist Bop, baseball, cricket, sports
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I once tried to explain baseball to a British friend while we watched a Cubs game. By the sixth inning, after going aground on the dropped third strike and tagging up on a fly ball, I said that baseball, like … Continue reading
