Links to Book, Film, and Other Recommendations
About the only thing I read nowadays are books on American history. Here are some of my favorite reads, and also a few history- or nature-related films that I found interesting:
Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution
April 1865: The Month that Saved America
Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid that Sparked the Civil War
Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A Garfield
What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President?
Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
A General’s Life: An Autobiography
Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson
William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country
The Most Powerful Idea in the World
A Black Women’s History of the United States
Bearing the Cross: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World
The Presidency of George Washington
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Links to Photographers and Artists I’ve Used on This Blog
I didn’t own a camera for many of my earlier park trips. I’ve had to beg and borrow photos from all over the ‘net (always with permission, of course, unless they’re public domain). Here is a list of photographers and artists whose work has been featured on this site:
Fine Art Photography by Scott Speck
Roger Hall Scientific Illustrations & Wildlife Art
Objects Gross & the Unseen Soul
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Links to Brewpubs I’ve Perused
OK, OK, I’m a beer snob. And proud of it. Everywhere I go, I’ll always try to visit nearby brew pubs. Here’s a list of those near some of the sites I’ve blogged so far:
Brewer’s Alley, Frederick, Maryland
Firehouse Brewing Company, Rapid City, South Dakota
Lompoc Cafe and Brewpub, Bar Harbor, Maine
Rock Bottom Brewery (a national chain, but a thumpin’ good one)
Rubicon Brewing Company, Sacramento, California
Lake Placid Pub & Brewery, Lake Placid, New York
Appalachian Brewing Company, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
America In Context 
You’ve gotta check out Blue Point Brewery in Patchogue, Long Island, NY. Best in the East, in my humble opinion, with Dog Fish Head a close second. Then come visit me in Portland, Oregon, aka “Beervana”.
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