Gregory Crouch's Blog, page 8
December 22, 2015
Ever wonder about the human cost of WWII?
Need help visualizing the true cost of the Second World War? Here's a simple and shocking video that illustrates the staggering number of people whose lives were cut short by that terrible war. Continue reading →
November 28, 2015
Alex Honnold’s Alone on the Wall, reviewed by Gregory Crouch
Alex Honnold is probably the most interesting climber active in the world today. Here’s “Free Spirit” my review of Honnold’s new book Alone on the Wall (co-authored by David Roberts) in the November 28 & 29, 2015 edition of The … Continue reading →
November 25, 2015
November 18, 2015
Fear the Catholics among you!
If you were a native-born American in the 1840s and 1850s, you quite likely thought the massive wave of Catholics immigrating into the United States was part of a vast Papal conspiracy to conquer and subdue American democracy. Continue reading →
November 16, 2015
The Decisive Weapon in the War on Terror
In light of the terrible events in Paris over the weekend, I hope that we don't lose sight of that which will, I am sure, in the long run prove to be the decisive weapon in our war on terror--THE RULE OF LAW. Continue reading →
October 1, 2015
Patagonia in the New York Herald in 1848
"An almost unknown country, at the southern extremity of South America..." Or so said The New York Herald--in 1848! Continue reading →
September 18, 2015
Excellent CNAC video featuring Moon Chin, Pete Goutiere, and others
Excellent 20-minute CNAC video featuring four of the pilots I interviewed while writing China's Wings--Moon Chin, Pete Goutiere, Fletcher Hanks, and Cedric Mah---with lots of excellent film footage and photographs from CNAC's hump flying years, 1942-1945. Continue reading →
September 14, 2015
303 years of CNAC flying glory!
303 years of China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) flying glory in this photo, which I took at the annual CNAC Association reunion this past weekend. That’s Moon Fun Chin (102), Jack Young (100), and Pete Goutiere (101) Fun weekend … Continue reading →
August 3, 2015
My WSJ review of The Oregon Trail: An American Journey by Rinker Buck
My review of Rinker Buck's superb new book The Oregon Trail: An American Journey, which appeared in the WSJ on 8/1/2015. Continue reading →
My review of The Oregon Trail: An American Journey by Rinker Buck
My review of Rinker Buck's superb new book The Oregon Trail: An American Journey, which appeared in the WSJ on 8/1/2015. Continue reading →
