Histories

Was Abraham Lincoln Ugly?
In 1860 that man beat out William Henry Seward for the Republican nomination, a man so confident that he would inherit the Presidency that...
Written on Mar 23, 2018 - 6 min read

Death of the Tucker ‘48 — Part I
a.k.a The Tin Goose
Written on Jan 16, 2018 - 5 min read

Death of the Tucker ‘48 — Part II
​a.k.a. The Tin Goose
Written on Jan 16, 2018 - 12 min read

Death of the Tucker ‘48 — Part III
​a.k.a. The Tin Goose
Written on Jan 16, 2018 - 14 min read

The Accident That Birthed Apple: Part I
I like Jazz. But I like it best when it’s Ragtime. I like Reggae too, but only classic Reggae, sometimes known as Skinhead Reggae. And when I listen to...
​Written on Feb 27, 2018 - 7 min read

The Accident That Birthed Apple: Part II
On April 15, 1977, at the Civic Auditorium in downtown San Francisco the doors opened for the first time at the West Coast Computer...
​Written on Feb 27, 2018 - 8 min read

The Accident That Birthed Apple: Part III
As 1980 drew to a close Commodore was left to wonder how on earth it went from being the second largest personal computer company in...
Written on Feb 28, 2018

United Fruit: A Company Gone Bananas — Part I
When Captain Lorenzo Dow Baker made his first Jersey City profit from bananas he’d stumbled across while at port in Jamaica, there’s no way...
Written on Jan 23, 2018 - 7 min read

United Fruit: A Company Gone Bananas-Part II​
So let me take a break from the story, if you don’t mind, and ask you to put yourself in Mr. Zemurray’s shoes....
​Written on Jan 23, 2018 - 10 min read

United Fruit: A Company Gone Bananas-Part III
I suppose that Jacobo Arbenz’ first and greatest mistake was to have ascended to the....
​Written on Jan 23, 2018 - 8 min read