Looking Through the Past

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From Eden to El Dorado
The Orinoco River's long history of attracting outsiders
 • George Dillard
The End of Egypt
How the first cataract of the Nile has shaped millennia of history
 • George Dillard
An Unexpectedly Modern “Fairy Wedding”
Tom Thumb’s marriage was a mix of celebrity gossip, capitalist hustle, and true love
 • George Dillard
How to Tame a River
Should the Rhine be for poets, industry, or tourists?
 • George Dillard
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
It’s close to the end of the year, so it’s time to look back, which should be something that comes naturally for this newsletter.
 • George Dillard
Cheese Mites and Sludge Worms: The Origins of Grossout Cinema
Prepare for a “fine attack of the jim-jams!”
 • George Dillard
The Lost Valley
Was the damming of Hetch Hetchy a crime against nature or a necessity?
 • George Dillard
From Pearl River to Gold Mountain
How Chinese immigrants helped create the West
 • George Dillard
Inventing Breakfast
The history of the most important (or least essential?) meal of the day
 • George Dillard
Looking Through the Past
Looking Through the Past
Illuminating forgotten corners of history and using them to think about the present
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