July 26, 2024
Tag: New Orleans
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Postmarked New Orleans
by Jason N. A. Smith: A review
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Postmarked New Orleans by Jason N. A. Smith. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Press, 2019. 77p. illus. A Review Timothy Van Staden, PhDat home in New England, USA Postmarked New Orleans is a tantalizing general non-fiction book that joins the ranks of many other titles in the “Then and Now” genre. Cities that come to mind where…
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The Windows of St. Louis Cathedral
New Orleans, Louisiana
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Mark Twain once said, “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it ….” With that in mind, we who travel have reasons which complement that essential, to wit: education and curiosity. This is a travel story for me and Saint Louis.
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November 12, 2020 4 Comments
The American camp meetings of the 1890s through the 1950s were good fits into the hard-scrabble life of that era. Many areas lacked traditional churches and there were few other diversions. John Davis was one such evangelist; he called his meetings, campaigns! For those who wanted spiritual experiences, it was Davis who provided them using the teachings of Jesus, the Golden Rule, and the Ten Commandments in his sermons.