Book Review: “Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands: A Young Politician’s Quest for Recovery in the American West”

One positive outcome of this plague unpleasantness is I have been able to make a dent in my seemingly always-growing stack of unread books. One of the more enjoyable reading excursions was Roger L. Di Silvestro’s “Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands”. In June 1884, a 24-year old Theodore Roosevelt arrived in the Badlands a broken man. Both his wife and his mother had died just … Continue reading Book Review: “Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands: A Young Politician’s Quest for Recovery in the American West”

Walking with History: Revisiting Earl Shaffer’s “Walking With Spring”

“Most people never in all their lives sleep under the open sky, and never realize what they are missing.” – Earl Shaffer I started my flip-flop hike of the Appalachian Trail on April 15. As preparation for my hike, in addition to the usual obsessing about gear and doing several shakedown hikes, I read books. A lot of books. These included books on how to … Continue reading Walking with History: Revisiting Earl Shaffer’s “Walking With Spring”