World’s Longest Book Title Ever
Readers, check this out: I’m nowhere near formulating a title for Emmett’s book, but I can tell you it isn’t going to be this long. In case you’re interested, you can read the book here.
A Lucky Guy
Friends, I read a lot of contemporary newspapers and publications from Emmett Wilson’s time, mostly to get a feel about what people thought and felt about everyday life; issues shaping society, and so forth. I also like to read other biographies on historic figures, to see how they position their […]
Clubman
In my research, I’ve seen Emmett described a lot of ways, but I have to admit, when I first saw the adjective ‘clubman,’ my reaction wasn’t positive. Let me add that I didn’t have my reading glasses on at the time and so, initially, thought it said ‘caveman.’ On second […]
Just Breathtaking
Friends, I’ve taken a little break over the past two days to get organized. I have one class ending in about a week, and another one about two weeks behind that one — all on new learning management system software to boot! That, plus at last count, I have well […]
A Wealth of Information
Friends, I have good news to report! I’ve hit the mother lode of research sources. I’ve spend the last three days working with a nephrologist, who has graciously agreed to ensure that the medical information I present in Emmett’s biography is reported accurately. (Emmett died of uremia in 1918; she is […]
Emmett & the Dark Side of Research
Readers, one thing I have learned in doing Emmett’s research is that the Progressive Movement in which Emmett was an active participant, wasn’t ‘progressive’ in terms of racial or gender equality. For example, today, I found this item about Emmett invited to speak at a meeting for the National Democratic […]
1916 Democratic National Convention
Gang, today’s research has me tracking down whether or not Emmett attended the the 1916 Democratic National Convention, which was held in St. Louis, Missouri from June 14-16. According to an article in the June 5, 1916 edition of The Pensacola Journal, he may have attended, since there wasn’t much […]
It Could Have Been Caught
Yesterday, I mentioned an interesting ‘find’ about Emmett’s medical history — more specifically — his cause of death. The official record states ‘uremia’ (chronic kidney failure) as the cause of death. Although there were other related issues going on with him, the bottom line is that Emmett’s kidneys shut down, […]
The “Dry Dig” of Research
Friends, I’ve been away a few days because I’m dealing with a dry patch in Emmett’s information dig. Ever since I’ve returned from Pensacola, I’ve been reading microfilm; last week, I finished all of the reels for the 1915 Pensacola Journal. To be honest, it was a long, tedious read […]
Throwback Thursday, Emmett-Style
Readers, what I find amazing in my research is that there are quite a number of companies and products still in existence that were around during Emmett’s time. First off, the Cola Wars were alive and well: As were the Fountain Pen Wars: […]
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