by Thomas Hallock | Jul 1, 2015 | Road Course
Boosters wanted a tourist driver. Signs, interpretative kiosks and a pamphlet map led motorists down the De Soto Trail, a state-sponsored route that opened in 1985, loosely following the famed conquistador’s path from his entrada at Tampa Bay to the...
by Thomas Hallock | Feb 11, 2015 | Road Course
The kid looks for rocks to throw in the river. He is thinking about the size and shape and weight of stones to optimize his splash. But he is also thinking about the Columbia River. He cares deeply about this river. In 1957 the US Army Corps of Engineers turned this...
by Thomas Hallock | Nov 21, 2014 | Road Course
The clock blinks 3:15. The journal article is to the monograph what the short story is to the novel. In less than twenty pages, the scholar should frame a broader picture. I have a penchant for anecdote. I like a good story. Polished prose is also a must. But so is...