Modern letters Page marks Thomas Violet, goldsmith of London, Proposals humbly presented to His Highness Oliver, Lord Protector. London, 1656. Wing V585; ESTC R23589. [51], 79, 112 pages and one plate. The text follows the Text Creation Partnership transcription (EEBO-TCP A65084), released under CC0. Spelling, italics and the printer’s errors are kept. Brass markers … Read more

In 1944, most stories about the Pacific start with the Americans. They start with the Marines wading ashore at Peleliu and Iwo Jima, with Nimitz at Pearl Harbor shifting fleets across a chart the size of a continent, with Halsey’s carriers and the night gunnery duel in Surigao Strait. The camera belongs to the United … Read more