August 2010
37 posts
cumbubbles asked: Finally read your post about the "Great American Streetcar Conspiracy" and find your personal response inaccurate...
I did an essay on this in high school, and most of the "anticompetitive" practices were actually done by automobile and fuel companies, in order to eliminate both competition and public transportation. Even public diesel buses had a terrible odor,...
I did an essay on this in high school, and most of the "anticompetitive" practices were actually done by automobile and fuel companies, in order to eliminate both competition and public transportation. Even public diesel buses had a terrible odor,...
famousmortimerpresents asked: okay i recommendedyour blog. now i want to see a post on Chico's Falling Rocks! i went to school in chico and had a professor mention this. its most likely an urban legend but was apparently reported on by the san francisco examiner and new york times. i kind of forgot about it and havent done much research other than a simple google search. good luck.
Whoa, that worked.
So let it be a standing offer: recommend my tumblr for the historical section of the directory, and I will post about a topic of your choosing, so long as it has something to do with American history. Message me your topic, so I don’t have to just check the rec’s and chase you down (reblogs work but I think it makes more sense to message), yay.
Of course, you could request I post...
How about this:
I haven’t gotten a new follower in like a week or four days or something. Not that I don’t appreciate the ones I have (shoutout to my newest followers, clintonlovespizza an anevactuation!), but I wanna crack triple digits.
So if you recommend my tumblr in the historical section, I’ll research the area of American history/American influence on world history of your choosing and...
