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    Too much wind or not enough current, or both!— Sailing around Cape Horn in 1849
    J.J. Wheeling
    • May 13
    • 4 min

    Too much wind or not enough current, or both!— Sailing around Cape Horn in 1849

    Having grown up in a world where engines rule everything, the idea of being at the whim of the wind is hard for me to conceive. I’ve...
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    Cramped and Crabby - Sailing Around Cape Horn in 1849
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Apr 29
    • 4 min

    Cramped and Crabby - Sailing Around Cape Horn in 1849

    For this mountain girl, the idea of being surrounded by water for months is a pretty foreign concept. Perhaps was the case even for those...
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    The Pain of Theft
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Apr 20
    • 4 min

    The Pain of Theft

    We spend a lot of time thinking about it in our busy, 21st century lives - security or the lack of it. We have to watch and arm our...
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    Smooshing History
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Mar 22
    • 3 min

    Smooshing History

    Manuscript update: I’m happy to report that I have finished the manuscript for the newly renamed, “Zephyr’s Gantlet.” I now have it out...
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    First Blog of 2022
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Mar 18
    • 3 min

    First Blog of 2022

    It’s been quite a while since I last blogged and there’s a lot to catch up on. This blog will be less historical and more biographical in...
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    Cornelius Vanderbilt and the ATC-Nicaragua Passage
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Mar 18, 2021
    • 4 min

    Cornelius Vanderbilt and the ATC-Nicaragua Passage

    As eluded to in the last, I was led to this “what the…?" moment by a friend of the family who has traveled extensively in Nicaragua. My...
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    Just how many options did a gold-crazed opportunist have for getting to California?
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Mar 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    Just how many options did a gold-crazed opportunist have for getting to California?

    For many on the East Coast of the United States during the California Gold Rush, sailing around Cape Horn was a very popular option...
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    Truly, the first ones in California were the winners.
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Truly, the first ones in California were the winners.

    In our modern life of being able to communicate instantly, it is hard to imagine that historically, it could take as long as six months...
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    Civilian Ships and the Mexican American War
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Jan 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    Civilian Ships and the Mexican American War

    I’ve touched on the political and nationalism ambitions of President Polk when he took office, especially when it came to Mexico’s...
    43 views1 comment
    Lessons in Patience
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Nov 2, 2020
    • 4 min

    Lessons in Patience

    Most of you know that I’m an organic farmer (although I recently learned I can’t use the “o-word” since I refuse to be forced down the...
    43 views1 comment
    New Technology - Morse Code and the Telegraph
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Oct 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    New Technology - Morse Code and the Telegraph

    Technology is everywhere. Most of us wouldn’t be able to function without it in our lives. As a late baby boomer, I remember the first...
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    Les "Couteaux de Chasse Pistolets" and Other Legendary Dumonthier Innovations
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 2 min

    Les "Couteaux de Chasse Pistolets" and Other Legendary Dumonthier Innovations

    I’ve mentioned, in earlier blogs, my joy when I stumble upon a new idea or inspiration befitting my story’s time period of which I was...
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    Tudor Ice - Establishing the Ice Trade
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Tudor Ice - Establishing the Ice Trade

    I’ve written some pretty heavy blogs of late so I thought it might be refreshing for all of us to explore a lighter subject, one that...
    37 views0 comments
    Newburyport - A City of History and Architecture
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Jul 11, 2020
    • 3 min

    Newburyport - A City of History and Architecture

    A trip to Newbu
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    Another Visit  : Lowell Mills
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    Another Visit : Lowell Mills

    One benefit about having our children go to college out-of-state was the opportunity to visit them when they had a break and didn’t want...
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    Polk’s Presidential Campaign and Personal Motivations
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    Polk’s Presidential Campaign and Personal Motivations

    Comparing the 44th American President with James K. Polk, the 11th , makes for an interesting study. Both share enormous ambition,...
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    Missing Friends – An early form of "Find My Phone"
    J.J. Wheeling
    • May 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Missing Friends – An early form of "Find My Phone"

    I will likely never know what it is like to go somewhere without an understanding of what I am going to do once I arrive. Technology...
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    Eliza Farnham and the California Association of American Women
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Apr 17, 2020
    • 6 min

    Eliza Farnham and the California Association of American Women

    Social reformers are not, by nature, passive nor necessarily polite. They have a vision, a calling, to right wrongs and at the cost of...
    42 views1 comment
    The Cholera Epidemic of 1849
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Apr 6, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Cholera Epidemic of 1849

    As has been the case for so much of my story’s time period, another event is coinciding with the current coronavirus outbreak. Cholera,...
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    Nothing Like a Visit
    J.J. Wheeling
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Nothing Like a Visit

    It’s amazing to me that I can do so much research from the comfort of my home but there comes a time when a visit has to happen. I’ve...
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    Too much wind or not enough current, or both!— Sailing around Cape Horn in 1849

    Too much wind or not enough current, or both!— Sailing around Cape Horn in 1849

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    Cramped and Crabby - Sailing Around Cape Horn in 1849

    Cramped and Crabby - Sailing Around Cape Horn in 1849

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    The Pain of Theft

    The Pain of Theft

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