MakingHistory

Primary Source excerpt of possibly the first mention of America in print in English, in 1511.

A Primary Source account by two Italians writing from London, of Giovanni Caoboto's voyage from Bristol to Newfoundland in 1497.

Christopher Columbus’ diary of his first voyage. The original diary was lost, but Bartolomé de Las Casas claimed that his account contained lengthy quotes he had transcribed directly from Columbus. The account describes the determination of the “Admiral” to justify the trust placed in him by the Spanish monarchs as well as his first impressions of the people he met in the Caribbean. He describes the welcome he received and the gift exchanges that he mistakes for barter. The passage quoted here also includes Columbus’ statement that with fifty men he could dominate the natives, although the language is less aggressively translated than in other accounts.

An American History Primary Source, originally from the Saga of Erik the Red, written about 1387. Text can be found at https://danallosso.substack.com/p/leif-eriksons-vinland. 

I believe Scott said the ANTI in Antinet stands for Alpha-Numeric Tree Index. It seems to me to be a very faithful reproduction of Luhmann's zettelkasten system, but not just for the sake of being faithful. Scott seems to have plugged some of the holes that make it difficult to get info back OUT of a note-taking system, whether it's digital or analog.  

Scott's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/scottscheper

The third chapter of my biography of the famous freethinker, Dr. Charles Knowlton, in which as a teenager he believes he is dying, primarily due to onanism. 

The second chapter of my biography of the 19th-century freethinker, Dr. Charles Knowlton. 

This is an introduction to and a reading of the Preface and first chapter of my 2013 biography of the 19th-century freethinker, Dr. Charles Knowlton. The book is called An Infidel Body-Snatcher and the Fruits of His Philosophy. 

For my 2022 research and writing, I've decided to finally incorporate Maps of Content. I've also begun turning empty notes that are nodes in the graph into actual notes, so I can better see the connectivity of my ideas.

My reactions to the fourth chapter of Graeber and Wengrow's recent book, prior to discussing them in the Obsidian Book Club this week.