I figured it’s juxtaposition. Carol and Manousos are both loners, driving their cars with one singing and the other learning English. One dines on fine food, one hacks his way through the Darien Gap. One’s car breaks down, the other torches it on purpose. What it means may pay off next episode.
December 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I figured it’s juxtaposition. Carol and Manousos are both loners, driving their cars with one singing and the other learning English. One dines on fine food, one hacks his way through the Darien Gap. One’s car breaks down, the other torches it on purpose. What it means may pay off next episode.
It does vary, especially in areas with currents and eddies. In general when you have a measurement it’s only good for that moment. There’s a lot of extrapolation and guesswork involved to save resources. As others have said, we measure temperature, pressure, and salinity, using XBTs, buoys, etc.
July 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
It does vary, especially in areas with currents and eddies. In general when you have a measurement it’s only good for that moment. There’s a lot of extrapolation and guesswork involved to save resources. As others have said, we measure temperature, pressure, and salinity, using XBTs, buoys, etc.
When it becomes predictive of the speed of sound in water, especially when that data is coupled with a vessel’s sound signature.
July 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
When it becomes predictive of the speed of sound in water, especially when that data is coupled with a vessel’s sound signature.
Marc Trachtenberg’s article “The Coming of the First World War: A Reassessment” makes a convincing case against Tuchman’s Guns of August thesis and contains many footnotes for further reading. Highly recommended as a literature review on the topic.
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January 7, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Marc Trachtenberg’s article “The Coming of the First World War: A Reassessment” makes a convincing case against Tuchman’s Guns of August thesis and contains many footnotes for further reading. Highly recommended as a literature review on the topic.
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What a great thread this is. Made me buy your book.
Why do you think digital media didn’t push us toward a kind of cosmopolitanism?
Why do you think digital media didn’t push us toward a kind of cosmopolitanism?
November 24, 2024 at 2:23 PM
What a great thread this is. Made me buy your book.
Why do you think digital media didn’t push us toward a kind of cosmopolitanism?
Why do you think digital media didn’t push us toward a kind of cosmopolitanism?
This completes my list so far. Appreciate any recommendations to continue the reading plan. Thanks in advance!
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
This completes my list so far. Appreciate any recommendations to continue the reading plan. Thanks in advance!
Vicksburg as a turning point in the Civil War deserves its own focus. What do you think?
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Vicksburg as a turning point in the Civil War deserves its own focus. What do you think?
Another Pulitzer winner, this one I understand as a kind of genealogy of the Gettysburg Address.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Another Pulitzer winner, this one I understand as a kind of genealogy of the Gettysburg Address.
The Civil War is another event that has a vast literature. I was recommended Catton’s trilogy. Thoughts?
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
The Civil War is another event that has a vast literature. I was recommended Catton’s trilogy. Thoughts?
Last is a history of violence in Congress before the Civil War.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Last is a history of violence in Congress before the Civil War.
Additionally, John Brown as requiring his own focus.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Additionally, John Brown as requiring his own focus.
Bleeding Kansas as another event meriting a deep dive.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Bleeding Kansas as another event meriting a deep dive.
Deep dives on a few important events leading up to the Civil War.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Deep dives on a few important events leading up to the Civil War.
A book on the Gold Rush serves to round out an understanding of the pre-Civil War era that doesn’t just focus on events in the eastern half of America.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
A book on the Gold Rush serves to round out an understanding of the pre-Civil War era that doesn’t just focus on events in the eastern half of America.
This book serves as a lead up to the Civil War.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
This book serves as a lead up to the Civil War.
Ditto for Jackson to Polk.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Ditto for Jackson to Polk.
On the other hand, there seemed to be no shortage of books on Jackson. Meacham’s biography won the Pulitzer, so it was chosen. There’s obviously some time missing between Adams and Jackson. Any suggestions?
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
On the other hand, there seemed to be no shortage of books on Jackson. Meacham’s biography won the Pulitzer, so it was chosen. There’s obviously some time missing between Adams and Jackson. Any suggestions?
Ditto for John Quincy Adams.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Ditto for John Quincy Adams.
There’s a sparse selection of books on Monroe. This book seems authoritative.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
There’s a sparse selection of books on Monroe. This book seems authoritative.
Pulitzer winners have to be good, right?
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Pulitzer winners have to be good, right?
A bigger focus on Tecumseh and that theater of the 1812 War seems important for a full understanding of later frontier developments.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
A bigger focus on Tecumseh and that theater of the 1812 War seems important for a full understanding of later frontier developments.
Other suggestions for the War of 1812 are appreciated.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Other suggestions for the War of 1812 are appreciated.
This is where I am as of the writing of this thread. Everything from Madison onward is only planned at this time.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
This is where I am as of the writing of this thread. Everything from Madison onward is only planned at this time.
A deep dive on Lewis and Clark seemed commonsensical.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
A deep dive on Lewis and Clark seemed commonsensical.
A book on Jefferson covered his presidency, but I felt there was much more happening that I needed deeper dives on.
November 19, 2024 at 1:47 AM
A book on Jefferson covered his presidency, but I felt there was much more happening that I needed deeper dives on.