Having grown up in a world where engines rule everything, the idea of being at the whim of the wind is hard for me to conceive. I’ve...

As eluded to in the last, I was led to this “what the…?" moment by a friend of the family who has traveled extensively in Nicaragua. My...

For many on the East Coast of the United States during the California Gold Rush, sailing around Cape Horn was a very popular option...

I’ve touched on the political and nationalism ambitions of President Polk when he took office, especially when it came to Mexico’s...

Keeping in the theme of the mid-1800s western migration, there’s another migration that gets little attention now, although it was, at...

As a land steward, I understand the feeling that comes with knowing that the land you derive your living from is personally owned. No one...

One of the reasons I was excited to start this blog was to help give context for the time and place of my story to my readers. Prologues,...