9/11 THROUGH THE LENS (250 Pictures of the Tragedy) is a visual record of September 11, 2001, assembled through 250 photographs that confront the event's scale, immediacy, and human cost. Moving between iconic scenes and less familiar details, the collection presents the attacks, the destruction of the World Trade Center, the crisis at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, and the aftermath of rescue, mourning, and collective response. Its literary force lies less in narration than in juxtapos...

The impressions of an American in Japan during the years following the opening of the island nation to American Trade. This short piece details the visit to Nagasaki and to the Governor.

This is a review of some of the odd fashions of the 17-19th centuries. This short illustrated piece covers both clothing and hair styles of the day. Richly illustrated.

FREE Audiobook + Author's Biography + Interactive Table of ContentsDystopian Plague Classic! The year is 2072, and the earth has been depopulated by a plague epidemic that struck in 2013. The victims of the scarlet plague are dead within an hour or less of the first symptoms appearing. The plague is so swift that research laboratories are wiped out even as scientists are racing toward a cure. As panic spreads, order breaks down and looting and carnage reign. Broadcast stations fall...

A Brief Illustrated look at Baldwins adventures as a big game hunter in equatorial Africa during the mid 19th century.

An early exploration briefly describes life with the Inuit peoples during the mid nineteenth century. Illustrated.

This mid nineteenth century essay focuses on the Dutch Land Reclamations and the Dutch people.

A trip through the ancient African Kingdom of Dahomey and description of the country and the king, Gelele and his customs. Annotated with Illustrations.

This short piece describes a trip to Newfoundland to lay pieces of the transatlantic cable during the mid nineteenth century. Digitally Restored illustrations.

In the mid 19th century an English gentleman goes to Africa, not to discover or convert, simply for pleasure. Illustrated.

This report from an outpost of the British Empire in Northern Burma during the last decade of the nineteenth century highlights the colonial mindset. Written for an American Audience of the period.

An American makes the trek across Siberia via horse, carriage and sled, during the mid nineteenth century. Original Illustrations included.