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A Domestic Tragedy (1905)
Papers Past—Evening Post—15 August 1905—A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. The Evening Post reports a case of revenge gone awry by an estranged husband, jealous at his wife’s apparently taking up with another … more →
Te Ipu Pakore
Quest for Modern Identity: The Return of Martin Guerre (1982) & Microhistory
wrote 3 months ago: The mission of this analysis is to determine whether a seminal microhistorical work, Natalie Zemon D … more →
Puhihuia and Ipu Pakore
wrote 4 months ago: Two stories exist about the origin of the name “Te Ipu Pakore” (the broken gourd or cala … more →
A Domestic Tragedy (1905)
wrote 4 months ago: Papers Past—Evening Post—15 August 1905—A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. The Evening Post reports a case of reven … more →
A Thrill of Horror Ran Through the Town . . . (1886)
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wrote 4 months ago: Papers Past — Otago Witness — 10 April 1886 — MURDER & SUICIDE. “Murder & Suicide, … more →
Mr Black attacked in Arch Hill (1878)
wrote 4 months ago: Papers Past — Grey River Argus — 17 July 1878 — AUCKLAND ITEMS. “Auckland Items,” Grey R … more →
Mr Jew Killed on the Hill (1921)
wrote 4 months ago: “Auckland Mystery,” Ashburton Guardian 41.9558 (19 July 1921): 4: Death of Young Man. St … more →
As She Lay Dying: An Arch Hill Mystery (1889)
wrote 4 months ago: “The Arch Hill Mystery,” Marlborough Express 25.91 (17 Apr. 1889): 2. A Charge of Murder … more →
Mark Twain's Mississippi - Insitute of Museum and Library Services
wrote 1 year ago: http://dig.lib.niu.edu/twain/ Mark Twain set a number of his best-known works in the Mississippi Riv … more →
Digital Durham - Duke University
wrote 1 year ago: http://digitaldurham.duke.edu/ This digital project focuses on the history of Durham, North Carolina … more →
scattered things read today & scattered thoughts
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wrote 2 years ago: a great & delightfully cogent series of rules on systems theory: I, II, III, IV. one favourite: … more →
a gamut of histories
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wrote 2 years ago: came across a quote by Thomas Carlyle, which, with startling prescience, prefigures the rise of micr … more →
