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How I Found Livingstone, by Henry Morton Stanley. Part I. Jun 02, 2025

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Sir Henry Morton Stanley is famously quoted for saying "Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?". Born in Wales, he migrated over to the United States at the age of 18, he eventually became an overseas correspondent for the New York Herald. In 1869 Stanley was told by James Gordon Bennett Jr to find Livingstone, a Scottish missionary and explorer. When Stanley commented on the cost Bennett's reply was:

"Well, I will tell you what you will do. Draw a thousand pounds now; and when you have gone through that, draw another thousand, and when that is spent, draw another thousand, and when you have finished that, draw another thousand, and so on; but, FIND LIVINGSTONE."

How I Found Livingstone is Stanley's personnel account of his trip from Zanzibar to Lake Tanganyika on this quest, including time spent exploring the area with Livingstone. (Adapted from Wikipedia.)

This is a collaborative reading.

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Stories of Cape Cod, by Jack Johnson. Part II. May 29, 2025

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Vignettes about life on Cape Cod.

The author lived from 1896 until 1973 and was a member of the Beachcombers Artists Club based in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He delighted in exposing young readers to watercolor illustrations provided by members of the club.

Johnson and his wife, Laura (1892-1988), were the original publishers of The Cape Codder newspaper.

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Stories of Cape Cod, by Jack Johnson. Part I. May 29, 2025

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Vignettes about life on Cape Cod.

Johnson and his wife, Laura (1892-1988), were the original publishers of The Cape Codder newspaper.

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On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill. Part IV. May 29, 2025

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On Liberty by John Stuart Mill is an essay about individual freedom and its limits. Mill argues that people should be free to think, speak, and act as they wish, as long as they don’t harm others. He believes this freedom leads to progress and happiness.

Governments and society shouldn’t control people’s choices unless those choices hurt someone else. On Liberty is pertinent to contemporary debates about free speech, personal rights, and social control and so retains its relevance, perhaps more urgently than ever.

Mill’s work is key to a proper understanding of the balance between freedom and responsibility, in a world where the exercise of power and the use of new technologies threaten liberty around the world.

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On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill. Part III. May 29, 2025

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On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill. Part II. May 29, 2025

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On Liberty, by John Stuart Mill. Part I. May 29, 2025

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The Oregon Trail, by Francis Parkman, Jr. Part VII. May 26, 2025

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The book is a breezy, first-person account of a 2 month summer tour of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas when Parkman was 23. (Adapted from Wikipedia.)

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The Oregon Trail, by Francis Parkman, Jr. Part VI. May 26, 2025

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The book is a breezy, first-person account of a 2 month summer tour of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas when Parkman was 23. (Adapted from Wikipedia.)

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The Oregon Trail, by Francis Parkman, Jr. Part V. May 26, 2025

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The book is a breezy, first-person account of a 2 month summer tour of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas when Parkman was 23. (Adapted from Wikipedia.)

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