Posted in History, American History, Podcast, Storytelling, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, Indigenous, Education, Learning, Ship, Sailing, Adventure, Shipwreck, Survival Stories, Exploration, Expedition, Discovery, Journey, Travel, Poet, Poetry, Folklore, Folktales, World History, Paleolithic, Ice Age, Analysis, Prehistory, Prehistoric, Pictograph, Pictogram on Jun 30th, 2021
In 1928 Glen and Bessie Hyde struck out to make history. They wanted to raft down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon at a time when only 45 people in recorded history had dared to make that journey. If successful, they would set a new speed record, and Bessie would be the first woman in recorded history to make the voyage.
Their scow was found snagged in the river at mile 232, all their belongings still intact, but the young couple had vanished. Their disappearance sparked a mystery still told around canyon camp fires and has made them an inseparable piece of Grand Canyon lore. A diary, a skeleton with a bullet hole in the skull, and a campfire confession all stoked the flames of a century of mystery. Come hear their story.
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Posted in , , , , , History, Funerals, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, War, Education, Learning, Biography, Literature, Travel, Victorian, Poet, Poetry, Author, Writing, Halloween, Religion, World History, Art, Scary, Writer, Abelard and Heloise, France, French History, Paris, Catacombs, Tomb, Graveyard, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Military History, Paris Catacombs, Grave, Chopin, Isadora Duncan, Oscar Wilde, Moliere, Jim Morrison, Poland, Ireland on Oct 30th, 2019
Join me on a tour of Père Lachaise Cemetery and explore the tombs of some of histories most incredible icons including Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Abelard and Heloise, and Chopin. We examine the cemetery's history, make a side tour to the catacombs beneath Paris, and explore the dark moments in history that have occurred in Père Lachaise since its establishment by Napoleon. Let's go to Paris!
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Posted in , History, Podcast, History Podcast, Storytelling, Culture, Society, Anthropology, Social Science, Education, Learning, Study, Adventure, Polar, England, Mona Lisa, Journey, Biography, Cowboy, Scotland, Robert W. Service, Yukon, Gold Rush, Canada, Literature, Travel, Victorian, Poet, Poetry, Author, Writing on Oct 2nd, 2019
Poet, adventurer, bard of the Yukon, and British cowboy (that's a thing) Robert W. Service (1874-1958) is showcased in this week's history byte, followed by a retelling of his spookiest of poems, The Cremation of Sam McGee.
This is the first of THREE EXTRA episodes premiering this month just for your Halloween season enjoyment, so pumpkin up that coffee, put in those ear buds, dust off that Necronomicon, and go nuts.
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