Blue River in the Sea
What do you know about the Gulf Stream? This article by American economist A. H. Z. Carr and transcribed in Centennial Gregg by me describes this phenomenon and its importance. Attachment: blue-river-in-the-sea.pdf
Sentinels of the Wilds
American poet and educator Archibald Rutledge describes the habits of some wild pack animals in this essay, here transcribed in Anniversary Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: sentinels-of-the-wilds.pdf
Hoofs on the Prairie
In this selection from his book Hear Me, My Chiefs!, American journalist, naturalist, and novelist Herbert Ravenel Sass describes the history of the mustangs, the free-roaming horse of the Western United States. I transcribed it in Simplified Gregg for the blog. Attachment: hoofs-on-the-prairie.pdf
Penmanship Practice – June 2021
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The Teacher and the Cultivation of Ideals
This address by American orator and politician William Jennings Bryan was delivered in 1908 at the Nebraska State Teachers’ Association. Here it is transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: the-teacher-and-the-cultivation-of-ideals.pdf
Man Overboard
This entertaining story was based on a real event that happened to the Captain of this ship. I transcribed it in Anniversary Gregg for the blog. Attachment: man-overboard.pdf
Is There Life on Earth?
From the mighty pen of Art Buchwald, a witty article here transcribed in Simplified Gregg by yours truly. Attachment: is-there-life-on-earth.pdf
Penmanship Practice – May 2021
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Music and Health
From his book, Nerve Control and How to Gain It, Canadian-American journalist Henry Addington Bruce explains the effects of music on mental health. I transcribed it for the blog in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: music-and-health.pdf
Appomattox: Epic Surrender
This very moving article by American Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, writer, and journalist Virginius Dabney, published 90 years after the signing of the surrender documents of General Lee after the Battle of Appomattox Court House, describes the events surrounding one of the last battles in the American Civil War. The signing itself occurred at McLean House…