Peter Moore

"A history of the British thinkers who developed the Enlightenment-era ideas and ideals that drove the American Revolution"-- The most famous phrase in American history once looked quite different. "The preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness" was how Thomas Jefferson put it in the first draft of the Declaration, before the first ampersand was scratched out, along with "the preservation of." In a statement as pithy--and contested--as...

A history of weather forecasting and an animated portrait of the nineteenth-century pioneers who made it possible. -- Presents the contributions to the modern science of meteorology made by Luke Howard, the first to classify clouds; Sir Francis Beaufort, who quantified the winds; James Glaisher, who explored the upper atmosphere in a hot-air balloon; Samuel Morse, whose electric telegraph gave scientists the means by which to transmit weather warnings;...

We can’t get enough of Portland: charming gardens, compelling museums, and coffee shops galore. But what’s beyond the city’s headline attractions? Literary saloons staging late-night burlesque performances, family-run food carts plating up incredible soul food, hardcore gaming houses hosting weekly D&D tournaments – we could go on. There’s much more to Portland than the Pittock Mansion and Portland Art Museum, and who better to show you...