Published Articles

 

Fearless Radicals Turned the Quakers From Advocates of Slavery to Fervent Abolitionists

American History, 3/12/21

The article talks about the evolution of Quaker thought from the late 17th century when it was OK for them to own slaves to the late 18th century when they banned slave-owning from their ranks-the first Christian denomination to do so–led by forward-thinking, sometimes thought to be radical, Quakers themselves.

Andrew Jackson Downing: America’s Original Designing Man

American History, 10/28/19

Andrew Jackson Downing was a 19th-century pioneer landscape architect and writer who authored several books on single-family residences with a lawn, a somewhat new idea in the early 19th century. The article talks about Downing’s life and his contribution to the architecture and lawns that extend into the 21st century.

Loren Janes: A Stuntman’s Stuntman

Lone Pine Film Festival Website, 8/1/14

An article about legendary stuntman Loren Janes with tales from his stunts and life.

Samples

 

Where the West Was Won

A look at Hollywood’s little-known back lot in the Alabama Hills below Mt. Whitney, California, and the little town of Lone Pine that supported the films and their actors.

 

Bonnie and Clyde

The story of the Bonnie and Clyde legend more than 80 years after they met their deaths outside the small town of Gibsland, Louisiana.

 

Wendy the Welder

Tells the story of a welder on World War II Victory ships in the Kaiser Shipyard in California.