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Making History; Creating a Landscape: The Portuguese American Community of Southeastern New England

Making History; Creating a Landscape: The Portuguese American Community of Southeastern New England

A masterful portrait of the landscape and history of Portuguese Americans the places they call home.

2018

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A Little Academic Humor

Go Among the Graduated and Rejoice

Jun 15, 2021

A Little Academic Humor

Jun 15, 2021

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The Orange Journal

The One-Minute Geographer: Nature Close Up

A Photo Essay: Recently my family went to Sarasota Jungle Gardens in Florida, a combination nature park and small animal zoo. I took plenty…

Aug 9, 2024

The One-Minute Geographer: Nature Close Up

Aug 9, 2024

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The One Minute Geographer: One of the Best Science Books I Have Read

The Phenomenon of Man by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Jan 9, 2024

The One Minute Geographer: One of the Best Science Books I Have Read

Jan 9, 2024

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Curated Newsletters

The One Minute Geographer: Two Islands, Two Different Worlds

Isle Royale and Drummond Island are both in northern Michigan but they are on different lakes and they are different worlds. Isle Royale…

Apr 21, 2024

The One Minute Geographer: Two Islands, Two Different Worlds

Apr 21, 2024

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The One Minute Geographer: The Portage Site Line

This post about portage sites and cities that grew up at or near them is really a continuation of my previous post about the east coast’s…

Jan 14, 2024

The One Minute Geographer: The Portage Site Line

Jan 14, 2024

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The Quantastic Journal

Recent Population Changes in US Metropolitan Areas —Gainers and Losers 2020–2024

Metropolitan growth comes with population loss between 2020 and 2024 in five of our largest metros

Apr 21

The metropolitan area of St. George, Utah (population 208,000 in 2024). The cloud-covered Pine Valley Mountains are in the background and low-rise buildings in the foreground. Photo by St. George Chamber of Commerce on Wikipedia here.

Apr 21

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Portugal Calling

The Portuguese Americans of P-Town

The transition from fishing village to LGBTQ+ resort town

Mar 21

A picture of the streets in Provincetown during the Portuguese American Festival with 10 large Portuguese flags hanging across the street.

Mar 21

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Portugal Calling

A Portuguese Exploration Mystery

The story of Dighton Rock in Massachusetts

Mar 11

Tiled image of Dighton Rock at the Museu da Marinha in Lisbon. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.

Mar 11

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Curated Newsletters

Canada and the 61st State

Could the USA Add 11 New Canadian States?

Mar 1

A US flag with 10 maple leafs and a fluer-de-lis added as stars. Image created for the author by Sadikur Rahman on Fiverr.com

Mar 1

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Portugal Calling

“Little Portugal” in the USA

A tourism proposal for Fall River Massachusetts

Feb 27

Santo Christo Church in the heart of the Columbia Street Portuguese District. The Braga Bridge is at the top in the background of the photo. Photo used by permission of Nimble Gimble posted on Fall River Reporter on facebook.com.

Feb 27

Jim Fonseca

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Geography professor (retired) writes The One Minute Geographer featuring This Fragile Earth. Top writer in Transportation and, in past months, Travel.

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