Adventure after Temple 60
In addition to being a devoted pilgrimage participant, Robert Sibley—author of The Way of the 88 Temples: Journeys on the Shikoku Pilgrimage—also happens to be a writer for the Ottawa Citizen. On the occasion of an upcoming author appearance in Ottawa City, Sibley’s newspaper took the opportunity to run a uniquely compelling excerpt from the book.
Award of Merit for Lost Communities
Terri Fisher and Kirsten Sparenborg’s Lost Communities has won the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History. The Award of Merit is part of the AASLH’s Leadership in History Awards, the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history.
The Crusader
The Most Defiant Devil, Gregory Dehler’s new biography of Bronx Zoo founder William Hornaday, is the subject of articles this week from AP and The New York Times. Hornaday seemed to embody the late nineteenth century’s best and worst impulses.
