Gregory Crouch's Blog, page 7
June 1, 2016
The Sharp End by Katie Ives, featuring Enduring Patagonia
Thrilled to see Enduring Patagonia featured in "The Sharp End," Katie Ives' editorial, right at the beginning of the new issue of Alpinist (No. 54) Continue reading →
May 2, 2016
“Continental Divide” by Maurice Isserman, reviewed by Gregory Crouch
Here's "Climb Every Mountain," my review of Continental Divide: A History of American Mountaineering by Maurice Isserman in the May 1, 2016 issue of The New York Times Book Review. (The first I've done for them.) Continue reading →
March 28, 2016
The perils of predicting the future…
"... it appears to me that he just as well link heaven and hell in the same speech, as Louisiana and California. I have never seen a man yet, among all the vast crowd that are here, who thinks of remaining longer than he can make a raise; and all that some ask is enough to go home on." Continue reading →
March 9, 2016
“I tell you folks that’s a lie!”
19th Century humor: "If there is one thing a Nevada miner reveres above another, it is to hear the truth spoken at all times. A few days ago a new preacher from the East was holding forth..." Continue reading →
February 14, 2016
Ernest Hemingway and China’s Wings in the South China Morning Post
Thrilled to see this story about Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn in the Valentine's Day edition of Hong Kong's South China Morning Post. China's Wings, William Bond, the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC), Emily "Mickey" Hahn, and Pan Am all get substantial mentions. And I suspect a few chunks of the story were sourced from this website. Continue reading →
February 12, 2016
My review of “The Last Thousand” by Jeffrey E. Stern
"... a paean to the power of education and its potential to peacefully revolutionize a violent nation." Continue reading →
February 6, 2016
My review of “The Ghosts of K2” by Mick Conefrey
"More than 4,000 people have reached the top of Everest. Only 376 have ever held K2’s 28,251-foot summit beneath their cold, booted feet..." Continue reading →
January 25, 2016
Thrilled to see Enduring Patagonia on this 10 best list
I'm delighted to see Enduring Patagonia on TheCultureTrip's list of The Ten Best Books About Argentina and deeply honored to be on a list with Cortázar, Chatwin, Borges, Hernández, and Sábato. Continue reading →
January 14, 2016
Make America Great Again
#MakeAmericaGreatAgain #SignOfTheApocalypse #WhereHaveAllTheGoodJobsGone? #WantABiscuit?
December 23, 2015
Santa scalped! A new extreme in the War on Christmas!!!
One of my neighbors seems to have taken this so-called War on Christmas to a new extreme... Continue reading →
