Category Archives: WAr

Linda Hogan, Herman Melville: People of the Whale

Posted on April 10, 2013 by wcd2

April 10, 2013 The Native Americans have always been there, of course. The very name of the ship brings up their ghostly presence, for “Pequod, you will no doubt remember, was the name of a celebrated tribe of Massachusetts … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Asia, collaboration, Contemporary novel, Ethnicity, Native-American literature, Nineteenth-century literature, oceans, Race, WAr | Tagged A’atsika people, biracialism, Gay Head, Herman Melville, Linda Hogan, Moby-Dick, People of the Whale, Pequod, Tashtego, Vietnam | 2 Comments

Guns in Connecticut: Wallace Stevens

Posted on December 19, 2012 by wcd2

December 19, 2012 No, he only worked for insurance companies, but Hartford does have an exceptionally high concentration of gun manufacturers. Colt, founded in 1845, has its headquarters here. The U.S. Firearms Manufacturing Co., the Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Co., Savage … Continue reading →

Posted in macro politics, Poetry, Twentieth century literature, WAr | Tagged "A Woman Sings a Song for a Soldier Come Home";, "Repetitions for a Young Captain", Colt, Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Co., Ferdinand Auberjonois, Inc., NDZ Performance, Partisan Review, Samuel French Morse, Sandy Hook, Savage Arms, Smith & Wesson, U.S. Firearms Manufacturing Co., Wallace Stevens, World War I, World War II | Leave a comment