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Book Summary: Bombay in the Age of Disco
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By the early nineties, India’s economy had taken its first faltering steps towards liberalization, and globalization’s reach had found and touched significant swathes of its society. The decades-long post-independence era of Nehru and Gandhi was finally and firmly over, and Bombay had become Mumbai. Bombay in the Age of Disco…
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Being an English Major. . .
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When I tell people I’m an English major, I usually get the same three standard statements or questions, and I’m sure most of you other English majors know what I mean. (1). “What are you going to do with that degree?” The first question is usually said in a demeaning…
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Health Benefits of Reading
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Did you know that March is National Reading Month? Let’s celebrate this awesome month by looking at the ways reading can positively affect our health! Reading gives your brain a workout.Our minds are passive when we watch TV, but when we read, they are actively involved. Pick up a book to…
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The Inn at Traveler’s Rest
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The first structure on Traveler’s Rest’s land was a small cabin, built shortly after the Revolutionary War by Major Jesse Walton. Walton received the land surrounding the Tugaloo Crossroads, including a ford and creek that were later named Walton’s Ford, as a grant from the U.S. government. After his death,…
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Interview with Tinaz Pavri, Author of Bombay in the Age of Disco
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An interview highlighting our newest author, Tinaz Pavri and her book Bombay in the Age of Disco. Keep an eye out for its release this spring! 1. In a brief summary describe your transition from India to the United States? I came to the U.S. for graduate school in Ohio.…
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Traveler’s Rest: A History in Asides
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Coming Soon: Traveler’s Rest and the Tugaloo Crossroads by Robert Eldridge Bouwman Bouwman tells Traveler’s Rest’s story through the lives of its residents and their neighbors. The focus of the history mainly rests on the white early American settlers. A compelling story lives in the margins of the history, however, that…
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The Five Literary Characters Everybody Loves
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Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald He’s mysterious, loyal, rich, intelligent, vivacious, and more importantly from the most glamorous time period in American history. Jay Gatsby’s persona is enough to make every woman swoon, and the way Nick Caraway describes him would probably make men swoon as…
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Coming Soon: “Traveler’s Rest and the Tugaloo Crossroads” by Robert Eldridge Bouwman
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In 1964, Traveler’s Rest, an old inn on the Georgia side of Lake Hartwell, officially became a National Historic Landmark. The inn deserved the title, as it is strongly steeped in history; in fact, it will celebrate its 200th birthday this year! The land surrounding it, previously known as Tugaloo,…