by Thomas Hallock | Sep 8, 2014 | Road Course
I kicked off the survey last week with a personal favorite, the Naufragios of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca. Cabeza de Vaca, he of the bovine cranium, landed off the Pinellas Peninsula on April 14, 1528. The date is easy–Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday....
by Thomas Hallock | May 2, 2014 | Road Course
I probably should not have taken the water. Blame scholarly curiosity. In 1803 a group of enslaved Africans jumped shipped here, at Igbo Landing, a tidal estuary off Dunbar Creek on St. Simons Island in Georgia. Written records conclude the slaves committed mass...
by Thomas Hallock | Jan 9, 2014 | Road Course
When I reach the museum, I am dripping with sweat. I rode my bicycle, not a good idea in Alabama. Not recommended for August, particularly when I am making a first impression. New to campus, of course, I get lost. Even though the campus art museum is on College...
