The One Minute Geographer: Massachusetts (1): The Package An odd title, but appropriate. We’ll see as we go along how the demographic and economic traits of the Bay State are interconnected and apply elsewhere such as in Silicon Valley and Austin. The components of the interconnected package that all fits…

Let me qualify my headline: these three women authors are very appreciated in France and other countries. They just haven’t caught on yet in the English-speaking (reading) world. The Confidant by Helene Gremillon Wow, if you want a story of secrets, lies, treachery and betrayal this is the book for…

The three states of northern New England are quite alike on many measures of geography and demography. And, believe it or not, they are also quite a bit like West Virginia. (Quadruplets?) When I mention rankings among the 50 states, keep in mind that what state is 1, 2 or…

This is the first in a series of posts about the Amazing Fragility of Our Earth — Thus Fragile Earth for short. Actually our earth is quite large compared to us tiny humans, and it initially looks like we are the fragile ones. …

We’re getting close to wrapping up our discussion of important aspects of the Erie Canal — how it helped shape US geography and history. 14) The Erie Canal is enjoying its retirement. We’ve noted before that the Erie Canal is still operating but it’s used now almost entirely for recreational…

We’re continuing our discussion of important aspects of the Erie Canal — how it helped shape US geography and history. 12) The Erie Canal speeded up migration to the Midwest from New England. The well-known cultural geographer, Wilbur Zelinsky, who wrote about cultural core areas in the United States, called…

We’re continuing our discussion of important aspects of the Erie Canal — how it helped shape US geography and history. 8. The Erie Canal institutionalized the model for low-paid immigrant labor. In those days we’re talking picks, shovels, sledgehammers, wheelbarrows, horses and mules. (Things like a mechanical stump puller were…

Life is tough. Here is a woman, a struggling dentist, divorced and a single mom. She blames herself for the dissolution of her marriage, even though her ex-husband cheated on her. …

We’re continuing our discussion of important aspects of the Erie Canal — how it helped shape US geography and history. In this post, in addition to specifics about the Erie Canal, we’ll also talk about the idea of migrating crop zones in general. 7) The land along the Erie Canal…