The Fighting Moose

Cow's Head. When I see the words, Cabeza de Vaca, that's what I think. However, this is not what we are talking about today. Today, we read a story about a guy whose name is Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, one of the first explorers to visit Florida. This story comes to us from Thomas Wentworth Higginson and his book “A Book of American Explorers.”

Where you from...What book(s) are you reading? Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FM8626C

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Texas State Historical Association

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/cabeza-de-vaca-lvar-nunez/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode147.pdf

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/i_Nn1DEqmZo/

Books:

“A Book of American Explorers”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56346

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

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http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755

According to an article I found on mentalfloss.com, there have been approximately 130 million books published in the history of mankind. (Like always, I'll include that link in the show notes.) That's a lot of books, if I read 40 books per year, it would only take me 3.25 million years to read all those books and that's not taking into account ones that haven't been published yet. That's crazy! Anyway, today's story, “The 12 Labors of Hercules” has been a story that I have been wanting to do for a while now but just haven't gotten to it. As you can see, there are so many books, but not enough times. This story was written by Thomas Bulfinch and comes from the book “The Junior Classics, Volume 2, Folk Tales and Myths.”

Where you from...What book(s) are you reading? Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FM8626C

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode146.pdf

Mental Floss – How Many Books Have Ever Been Published?

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/85305/how-many-books-have-ever-been-published

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/lf-IcsDkTYE/

Books:

“The Junior Classics, Volume 2, Folk Tales and Myths”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57521

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755

The Andromeda Galaxy is approximately 2.5 million light years away. A light year is equal to about 6 trillion miles (9 trillion km). So that's a huge distance, I can't even imagine what that would look like. Anyway, before our mind hurts too much, in today's story, we read about Perseus and Andromeda. The Andromeda Galaxy is named so because it sits inside the Andromeda Constellation. See the Andromeda Facts link in the show notes for more information. This galaxy is on my stargazing map and I still have yet to see it. I think I may have to take a trip up north to get some nice, dark skies and try to get a picture with my telescope.

Where you from...What book(s) are you reading? Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FM8626C

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode144.pdf

Andromeda Facts

https://theplanets.org/andromeda/

space.com - Andromeda Galaxy

https://www.space.com/15590-andromeda-galaxy-m31.html/

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/R2fxZxvvTDc/

Books:

“Tales of Troy and Greece”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32326

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755

Today we read about Henry Hudson. This story comes to us from the book “Discoverers and Explorers” written by Edward Shaw. The thought of exploring new worlds has always appealed to me. Now when I say new worlds, I'm talking about new places on Earth as well as other celestial bodies in our universe or other universes. Since the farthest point that mankind has been in space is the Moon, I guess I will be left with exploring things here on Earth. Either way, I find it interesting to learn about early explorers and today satisfied that curiosity.

Where you from...What book(s) are you reading? Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FM8626C

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode144.pdf

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/12h5lyAq2iY/

Books:

“Discoverers and Explorers”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22116

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755

Today we read about Buster Bear. Not the one that we have read about in the past, today we read about “Buster the Big Brown Bear.” More specifically, we read about a story “When Buster Was a Cub.” This story is written by George Ethelbert Walsh. I can't find any more about Mr. Burgess' Buster Bear but I did find in my searches for other stories, Mr. Walsh. After reading this story, I would be surprised if you hear more of his stories in later podcasts.

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode143.pdf

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/o5sW6eA3_9M/

Books:

“Buster the Big Brown Bear”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57559

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755

“Helios races across the sky in his chariot causing the sun to rise!” That must have been a headline in the newspapers back in the ancient Greek civilizations. Probably not, but what we do see, is that the ancient civilizations, used mythology to explain things that they didn't understand. These myths still live on today. Now I don't know how popular they are or if they have the following like they did back in those past times. One thing I do know is, is that this narrator, loves reading myths, in fact, I almost pursued a master's degree in mythological studies.

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode142.pdf

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/HnfL4f9Fq4A/

Books:

“Wonder Stories, The Best Myths for Boys and Girls”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35704

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755

Today is a triple feature! I think this is the first time ever on the podcast that I have done it. Today, we read three poems, one by Johann Ludwig Uhland and two by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They come to us from the book “The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.” Mr. Longfellow's name has come up in the past two books I have read which has inspired these last few episodes.

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode141.pdf

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/NlktDC4kwW0/

Books:

“The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1365

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755

Living on the Great Lakes, there are many preserves of shipwrecks and home to many very famous wrecks. Probably the most famous shipwreck on the Great Lakes is the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Well, in today's episode, we read the pom “The Wreck of the Hesperus” written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. I don't know very much about his poem but I came across this poem while reading my current book.

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode140.pdf

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/t5y1fe_mpMA/

Books:

“The Wreck of the Hesperus”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13830

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755

Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. Probably one of the best know trio in the history of literature, and probably of all mankind. Published 176 years ago, this is a novel that has stood the test of time. There's something for everybody. There's a love story, there's a betrayal, there are kings and queens, representatives of the Church. I mean what isn't there to love about “The Three Musketeers” written by Alexander Dumas.

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode139.pdf

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/rmflzDsvXi0/

Books:

“World's Greatest Books, Volume 3, Fiction”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10748

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755

Today, we ride the rails again with Thomas Edison and we look at his early career as a telegrapher with the story “The Young Telegraph Operator” from the book “The Boy's Life of Edison” written by William H. Meadowcroft. Be sure to check out the link below for the blog from Historical Ken. It really cleared up the mystery about the route that Thomas Edison took as he traveled back and forth from Port Huron to Detroit.

Website:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/

iTunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fighting-moose/id1324413606?mt=2/

Story (PDF):

http://ww.thefightingmoose.com/episode138.pdf

Historical Ken – Michigan Train Depots: The Edison Route from 1859 to 1866

http://passionforthepast.blogspot.com/2020/03/michigan-train-depots-edison-route-from.html

Reading List:

http://www.thefightingmoose.com/readinglist.pdf

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/SqGAFsGcz0E/

Books:

“The Boy's Life of Edison”

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50523

Music/Audio:

Artist – Analog by Nature

http://dig.ccmixter.org/people/cdk

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):

http://www.nasa.gov

Songs Used:

cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature

(c) copyright 2016

Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.

http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755