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Hear a Book, See a Country

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Review of Cry, the Beloved Country on Audible Continue reading →

Posted in Book reviews | Tagged Alan Paton, Audible, book review, books, Cry the Beloved Country, historical fiction, novel, novels, South Africa | 5 Comments

History of the Minors: El Comandante on the Mound

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Ken Dowell

1959 Havana Sugar Kings Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged baseball, Camilo Cienfuegos, Che Guevara, Cookie Rojas, Cuba, cuban baseball, Fidel Castro, Gran Stadium, havana, International League, Junior World Series, Leo Cardenas, Luis Arroyo, Mike Cuellar, minor league baseball, Rochester Red Wings, sports | 10 Comments

History of the Minors: Rochester Fans Step Up to the Plate

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Ken Dowell

1957 Rochester Red Wings Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged 72 day miracle, baseball, International League, minor league baseball, Morrie Silver, Red Wing Stadium, Rochester, Rochester Community Baseball, Rochester Red Wings, Silver Stadium, St. Louis Cardinals | 3 Comments

History of the Minors: There’s No Equal Rights in Baseball

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Eleanor Engle and the 1952 Harrisburg Senators Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged baseball, baseball history, Eleanor Engle, George Trautman, Harrisburg, Harrisburg Senators, Island Park, minor league baseball, women in baseball | 13 Comments

History of the Minors: When the Mighty Babe Struck Out in Chattanooga

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Jackie Mitchell and the Chattanooga Lookouts Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged Babe Ruth, baseball, Chattanooga Lookouts, Jackie Mitchell, Joe Engel, Lou Gehrig, minor league baseball, Minor leagues, New York Yankees, Tennessee | 5 Comments

History of the Minors: Was This the Worst Team Ever?

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Ken Dowell

1926 Reading Keystones Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged baseball, baseball history, Charles Sweeney, Frank Sigafoos, International League, minor league baseball, reading, Reading Keystones | 14 Comments

History of the Minors: Ty Cobb’s Side Hustle

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Ken Dowell

The New Haven Colonials Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, History, Sports | Tagged Babe Ruth, baseball, Eastern Leag;ue, George Weiss, history, minor league baseball, New Haven Colonials, sports, Ty Cobb | 9 Comments

Seasons Change

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Kittatinny State Park, Newton, N.J. Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged fall foliage, hiking trails, Kittatinny State Park, Lake Aeroflex, New Jersey, Newton | 8 Comments

The Gentle, Dreamy Abstractions of Agnes Pelton

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Agnes Pelton: Desert Transcendentalist, Whitney Museum of American Art Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged abstract painting, Agnes Pelton, art, painting, Phoenix Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art | 10 Comments

Montclair Film Festival 2020: Movies That Make You Want to Go Out and Vote

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Ken Dowell

Election-time fare in the pandemic cinema. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged documentary, film, film fesstivals, Freeland, Montclair Film Festival, movie reviews, movies, Nomadland, Surge, The New Corporation, Us Kids | 7 Comments

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