by Douglas Granum | Sep 8, 2022 | Essays, History
Her withered old face died into a long shiny coffin We stood and watched in amazement as they took her from the North Dakota coal black hearse. We listened in obedient silence as mourners sang “The Old Rugged Cross” In that clearing...
by Douglas Granum | Feb 22, 2022 | History
For lack of personal experience, along with profound hate and stupidity few can imagine today what great significance was bestowed on relics and objects, that are now vital voices and connections with the past. In the case of the “Fireman’s Park Totem’, this important...
by Douglas Granum | Apr 5, 2017 | Essays, History
What I love most about travel is the challenge of the new. This past month I have been in France, all in Paris and Japan. In France I walked the streets endlessly, lost five pounds, ate ferociously, drank semi-modestly, made enormous discoveries. What I...
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