COMPLETE: Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 089 -jo

[knotyouraveragejo]

The info about Key West was new to me too. We went to Tarpon Springs probably 30 years ago or so. One of these days it would be interesting to go back and see how much has changed.

[Sue Anderson]

Here's my contribution:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf089_grandcanyon_monroe_sa.mp3

"The Grand Canyon of the Colorado" [I've modernized the spelling; the original is "Grand Cañon"]
by Harriet Monroe

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Monroe

from The Atlantic Monthly, vol. 84, 1899
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015030108339&view=1up&seq=826&skin=2021

25:28

Harriet Monroe (1860-1936) was the founder and long-time editor of Poetry Magazine. She visited the Grand Canyon in 1899, when the only way for tourists to reach the site was by stagecoach. Her prose is, at times, as purple as the shadowed canyon walls, but I think her awe was genuine.

"This was not Earth, -- I intruded here...The strain of existence became too tense against these infinities of beauty and terror. My narrow ledge of rock was a prison. I fought against the desperate temptation to fling myself down into that soft abyss..." Harriet Monroe

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I'm looking for someone to PL this for me. As dedicated proof listener of the SNF, I can't very well PL my own work. A volunteer would be greatly appreciated!

[soupy]

The Historical Basis of Whittier's "Barbara Frietchie."
by George O. Seilheimer can't find dates

https://archive.org/details/battlesleadersof02john/page/618/mode/1up

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf089_barbarafeietchie_seilheimer_cc_128kb.mp3

7:26

Craig

[Sue Anderson]

The Historical Basis of Whittier's "Barbara Frietchie."
by George O. Seilheimer can't find dates

https://archive.org/details/battlesleadersof02john/page/618/mode/1up

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf089_barbarafeietchie_seilheimer_cc_128kb.mp3

7:26

Craig

Hi Craig,

Thanks for this sidelight on Whittier's poem Barbara Frietchie!
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45483/barbara-frietchie

I wasn't familiar with the poem, but after reading it, I can see why the story would have interested George Oberkirsh Seilhamer (1839-?). He was a long time newspaperman in NY and Pennsylvania. When he worked for the NY Herald (1871-81) he served as "Havana and Washington correspondent, book reviewer, musical and dramatic editor, and editorial writer." In "retirement" he contributed genealogical articles to the Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania,, where I found the info about him and his family:
https://books.google.com/books?id=UOBHn0vi2oUC&pg=PA110&lpg=PA110&dq=george+o.+selheimer&source=bl&ots=N3il5w-QVr&sig=ACfU3U2UFUdJAc5PtvDa9axcsp-visKTvw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi36JD3u6D1AhXLHc0KHUUoCqUQ6AF6BAgbEAM#v=onepage&q=george%20o.%20selheimer&f=false

There's only one edit needed, if you would, please. It's Barbara's birth year (6:37). Text says 1766; you said 1776.

[soupy]

Thanks for the info on George Oberkirsh Seilhamer Sue

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf089_barbarafeietchie_seilheimer_cc_128kb.mp3

Corrected copy

7:26

Craig

[Sue Anderson]

Thanks, Craig! PL OK!

[Piotrek81]

Here's my contribution:

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf089_grandcanyon_monroe_sa.mp3

"The Grand Canyon of the Colorado" [I've modernized the spelling; the original is "Grand Cañon"]
by Harriet Monroe

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I'm looking for someone to PL this for me. As dedicated proof listener of the SNF, I can't very well PL my own work. A volunteer would be greatly appreciated!

I can do it

[Sue Anderson]

Hey, thanks Piotrek81!

[Piotrek81]

Hey, thanks Piotrek81!

Grand Canyon is PL OK

[Sue Anderson]

Thanks for listening, Piotrek81!

[lurcherlover]

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf089_beerandcider_saintsbury_pt_128kb.mp3

Beer andf Cider by George Saintsbury (1845-1933)

Duration: 15:35
Source: https://gutenberg.org/files/38280/38280-h/38280-h.htm#SOME_HISTORIANS

A rather strange way of writing, more like English a century earlier, and an unusual subject. But sort of interesting if you are a beer lover. I don't think Mr Saintsbury (we have a grocery retailer called "Sainsbury") would fit in very well if he were in the 21st century! Many of the names of English beer are still around today, however, (Guinness, Bass, Younger's etc.,) but will probably be foreign to anyone outside of the UK.
Peter

[Sue Anderson]

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf089_beerandcider_saintsbury_pt_128kb.mp3

Beer andf Cider by George Saintsbury (1845-1933)

Duration: 15:35
Source: https://gutenberg.org/files/38280/38280-h/38280-h.htm#SOME_HISTORIANS

A rather strange way of writing, more like English a century earlier, and an unusual subject. But sort of interesting if you are a beer lover. I don't think Mr Saintsbury (we have a grocery retailer called "Sainsbury") would fit in very well if he were in the 21st century! Many of the names of English beer are still around today, however, (Guinness, Bass, Younger's etc.,) but will probably be foreign to anyone outside of the UK.
Peter

Hi Lurcherlover, Well, this is certainly a full description of British beer! Your reading is PL OK.

Here in the U.S., "craft beers" with outlandish names (brewed, ostensibly, by small breweries) are all the rage. In the Chicago suburbs, and I imagine elsewhere, the trendy pubs and restaurants brew their own beer, and have the brew tanks out in public view. One of our local eateries even specializes in "pairing dinners." Here is a sample menu, which I copied from their Face Book page.

"First Course: Sweet Potato Chipotle Bisque paired with Marzen Oktoberfest
Second Course: Pan-Seared Albacore Tuna paired with G.P.A. (Geneva Pale Ale)
Third Course: Twin Filet Mignon Medallions paired with Viking Red Ale
Fourth Course: Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Cake paired with Doc's Porter. $75 dollars per person."

Needless to say, I have not partaken of one of these dinners!

[lurcherlover]

https://librivox.org/uploads/knotyouraveragejo/snf089_beerandcider_saintsbury_pt_128kb.mp3

Beer andf Cider by George Saintsbury (1845-1933)

Duration: 15:35
Source: https://gutenberg.org/files/38280/38280-h/38280-h.htm#SOME_HISTORIANS

A rather strange way of writing, more like English a century earlier, and an unusual subject. But sort of interesting if you are a beer lover. I don't think Mr Saintsbury (we have a grocery retailer called "Sainsbury") would fit in very well if he were in the 21st century! Many of the names of English beer are still around today, however, (Guinness, Bass, Younger's etc.,) but will probably be foreign to anyone outside of the UK.
Peter

Hi Lurcherlover, Well, this is certainly a full description of British beer! Your reading is PL OK.

Here in the U.S., "craft beers" with outlandish names (brewed, ostensibly, by small breweries) are all the rage. In the Chicago suburbs, and I imagine elsewhere, the trendy pubs and restaurants brew their own beer, and have the brew tanks out in public view. One of our local eateries even specializes in "pairing dinners." Here is a sample menu, which I copied from their Face Book page.

"First Course: Sweet Potato Chipotle Bisque paired with Marzen Oktoberfest
Second Course: Pan-Seared Albacore Tuna paired with G.P.A. (Geneva Pale Ale)
Third Course: Twin Filet Mignon Medallions paired with Viking Red Ale
Fourth Course: Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownie Cake paired with Doc's Porter. $75 dollars per person."

Needless to say, I have not partaken of one of these dinners!

Fascinating pairings and choice of food. Expensive though! Today i have just had one pint of draft Guinness. I've been off all alcohol for about four months due to my dodgy health condition, but I'm very gradually recovering and now trying some limited alcohol again. Even food is pretty good again. I have five weeks off from hospital visits (two weeks to go) and I'm hoping I can maybe run a marathon in a couple of months ... (probably not though).

[vviera]

Many of the names of English beer are still around today, however, (Guinness, Bass, Younger's etc.,) but will probably be foreign to anyone outside of the UK.
Peter

I'm in the U.S., and Guinness is pretty common. I don't even drink beer (being partial to hard liquor ), but I'm familiar with Bass. Never heard of Younger's, but I see that their mascot certainly is a dapper fellow!

This reminds me of a story a former colleague told me. I wish I could remember what country he was in, but some friends invited him to an imported beer tasting. One of the featured brews was Budweiser, likely the most widely drunk beer in America, but one that any beer snob, and certainly anyone interested enough in beer to host a tasting, probably wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole. This is why international travel is so important. It builds bridges and we are enriched by others' cultures

Verla

[Sue Anderson]

Fascinating pairings and choice of food. Expensive though! Today i have just had one pint of draft Guinness. I've been off all alcohol for about four months due to my dodgy health condition, but I'm very gradually recovering and now trying some limited alcohol again. Even food is pretty good again. I have five weeks off from hospital visits (two weeks to go) and I'm hoping I can maybe run a marathon in a couple of months ... (probably not though).

Best wishes for your recovery and good health!