Columbus Day No More

[ursulav]

The Oatmeal has a great thing up about Columbus Day. Go read it, I’ll wait.

This was rather relevant to me today because I’ve been on planes a lot, and was reading A Voyage Long and Strange by Horwitz, which is about the stuff that happened in America between 1492 and the Pilgrims.

Spoiler: There’s a lot of it.

Every time I read anything about

Comments

[blaisepascal]

"one if by land...". For a long time I've had a painting in my head (since there's no way I have the skill to put it on canvas) of a Charleston militiaman looking across the river by spyglass at three lanterns in the church-tower. NExt to him, holding his horse, is a lad, looking upwards, slackjawed, at the dirigibles with union-jacks.

[ursulav]

That would be pretty freakin' AWESOME.

[mmegaera]

I want to read the book that goes with that illustration.

[aurora77]

O_O That needs to happen! Doooo eeeeet!

[blaisepascal]

Did you miss the part about not having the skills to put it on canvas? I'd love to see it as well, but I ain't the one to do the idea justice.

[mindways]

That's a *fantastic* image. I hope it comes into reality someday, somehow.