America
An essay about America, from the book Let the Record Speak by American journalist Dorothy Thompson, here transcribed by me in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: america.pdf
The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Revolution
David Ramsay was one of the American Revolution’s first major historians. Although trained as a physician, during the Revolutionary War he was a member of the South Carolina legislature. Since he was personally involved in the events of the revolution (him serving as field surgeon in the South Carolina militia and his brother Nathaniel as…
The Shot that Might Have Changed History
In February 1753, at age 21, George Washington was appointed Major of one of the Virginia Militia districts. The British and French wanted each to control the Ohio Valley: the British constructing forts along the Ohio River, and the French between the Ohio River and Lake Erie. In October 1753, Washington was sent as a…
Penmanship Practice – July 2023
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Améliorer son vocabulaire
Here is small selection transcribed in Sténographie Gregg by yours truly for the blog (both in Anniversary and Simplified). Attachment: améliorer-son-vocabulaire-anniv.pdf Attachment: améliorer-son-vocabulaire-simpl.pdf
Diamond Jubilee, Series 90, and Centennial Gregg: A Comparison
With the introduction of the Diamond Jubilee Series (DJS) in 1963, Louis Leslie expanded on the simplifications that were introduced by him in 1949 in the Simplified Series (discussed here and in my comment here), based on analysis obtained from actual notes written from dictation by students and stenographers. The addition of more simplifications to…
Some Random Thoughts
From The Wilderness World of John Muir, here are some random thoughts about nature in general by the Scottish-born American naturalist, author, philosopher, botanist, and zoologist, transcribed by yours truly in Centennial Gregg. Attachment: some-random-thoughts.pdf
The USS Nautilus: A Revolution in Sea Travel
The USS Nautilus (SSN-571), sharing its name with Captain Nemo’s fictional submarine in Jules Verne’s classic 1870 science fiction novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine. It was the first to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on August 3, 1958. Decommissioned in 1980, it is…
The Feline Monarch of Asia
Here is a small article about tigers, transcribed by me in Simplified Gregg. Attachment: the-feline-monarch-of-asia.pdf
Penmanship Practice – June 2023
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