Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:20:34
From: Tom King
Subject: Trip opportunity
For anyone who (in this economy?) has some money to burn -- Nai'a's
latest newslettter hints that they might be able to squeeze a
passenger or two into their scheduled cruise to the Phoenix Islands
(including Nikumaroro) in September. It's a diving biological
expedition, but no doubt there'll be shoreside opportunities too. For
information, visit their website at http://www.naia.com.fj/
LTM (who wishes her purse were better stuffed)
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Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 21:34:08
From: Mike Piner
Subject: Re: Earhart's bones
I just reread the Final Bones Report, Jul 2003, and it seems that
possibly the reason for the lack on any entry in the records, is
because there was british secrecy as to what was the final disposition
of the bones were. It may be possible to find some cable from London
concerning the bones if someone in England could begin working on it.
MP
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:03:49
From: Marty Moleski
Subject: Re: Earhart's bones
>From Mike Piner:
>
>I just reread the Final Bones Report, Jul 2003, and it seems that
>possibly the reason for the lack on any entry in the records, is because
>there was British secrecy as to what was the final disposition of the
>bones were.
Secrecy can always be invoked to explain the lack of
evidence about where the bones and other stuff went,
I suppose.
The evidence to the contrary (such as it is) is that the
bones file was never classified as a secret file. There
are such secret files in the system. Those that have been
declassified--at least enough to show the headings in the
index in Auckland--all seemed to deal with diplomatic
issues (such as disputes with the U.S. over territorial
claims). The bones file was an everyday file. Given
how much information there is in the file about what
was found on Niku, one last entry saying what was done
with the two boxes wouldn't be any more embarrassing to
Britain than what was already in the file.
It may be possible to find some cable from London concerning
the bones if someone in England could begin working on it.
My suspicion is that no cables went to England about the
bones at any time. Sir Harry didn't want to start unfounded
rumors. The doctor's report that the bones were from a short,
stocky European or half-European undoubtedly made Sir Harry
feel quite content that he hadn't started the rumor that
AE might have been found.
Besides, in 1941, there was a war on. There were lots of
other things more important than identifying the Niku
castaway.
Marty
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 12:04:34
From: Tom Doran
Subject: Re: Earhart's bones
>From Mike Piner:
>
>there was british secrecy as to what was the final disposition
>of the bones were. It may be possible to find some cable from London
>concerning the bones if someone in England could begin working on it.
Why would someone in London have had that much interest in some
anonymous bones from what was officially declared a mixed race male?
If London offered any guidance at all, I'd have expected it to be,
"Just throw them away."
Did anyone at the time, other than Gallagher, speculate they could
have been the remains of AE?
Tom Doran, #2796
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:41:47
From: Marty Moleski
Subject: Re: Earhart's bones
>From Tom Doran
>
>If London offered any guidance at all, I'd have expected it to be,
>"Just throw them away."
I agree.
"Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained
by ignorance" (Hanlon's Razor).
>Did anyone at the time, other than Gallagher, speculate they could
>have been the remains of AE?
Not in the records that TIGHAR has turned up so far.
Marty
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 14:22:12
From: Hilary Olson
Subject: Re: Earhart's bones
I differ. I suspect the directive would be ,"Bury Them." As was often the
case they would have been put in a coffin with someone else's remains .Or
when they didn't know what to do with things they sent them to a
University or Hospital for case logging ... Hilary
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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:19:25
From: Marty Moleski
Subject: Re: Earhart's bones
>From Hilary Olson
>
>I differ. I suspect the directive would be, "Bury Them."
I had thought that would be most likely, too.
>As was often the
>case they would have been put in a coffin with someone else's remains .Or
>when they didn't know what to do with things they sent them to a
>University or Hospital for case logging ...
I don't think there are any case logs at FSM or CWMH that
go back to 1941. They were not as interested in or as
capable as we are of keeping records for a long time.
Marty
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Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 10:29:33
From: Dan Postellon
Subject: Re: Earhart's bones
The system of coronors and inquests is very well developed in English
law. Did Fiji have a coronor? Dan Postellon
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Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 11:44:43
From: Marty Moleski
Subject: Re: Earhart's bones
>From Dan Postellon
>
>The system of coronors and inquests is very well developed in English
>law. Did Fiji have a coronor?
Probably--for Fijian deaths.
This was a WPHC case.
The High Commissioner of the WPHC was also the Governor of
Fiji.
The bones file (arguably) is a "coroner's" inquest.
In the view of the folks looking at the materials,
they asked all of the relevant questions that
a coroner would have.
The final entry in the file, which I read as
"P.a." ("Put away.") means "case closed."
Marty
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Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 18:34:41
From: Pat Thrasher
Subject: Missing posts
Several of youse guys have written to me saying your posts are
missing. They are. I don't know why. I've spent some time this
afternoon trying to figure out why some things are going through and
others aren't. I hope to have some sort of solution by Monday. The
problem started last night.
Anyway, if your posts are missing it's not because I hate you. It may
be because the Listserv suddenly hates me, but that's a different issue.
LTM,
Pat
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 10:29:21
From: Dave Porter
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
In response to Tom King's recent post:
<>
I recall that the artifact known as the "wheel of fortune" was
discovered during just such an expedition was it not? And that it was
left in place with the assumption that TIGHAR had already seen it.
And that when TIGHAR did get a researcher on the ground to locate this
artifact, it was gone, due to storm activity the area between the two
trips to Niku.
I would hate for TIGHAR to miss another such opportunity. If the cost
of sending one of TIGHAR's course and expedition certified researchers
on this trip could be spread across many wallets, perhaps it could be
done. What would be the per donor amount to cover the trip if all
forum subscribers, or all TIGHAR members, or both (or some significant
percentage thereof) contributed?
Even with the tight economy, I could probably come up with a donation
of somewhere between $25 and $100, and perhaps others could give more
if their circumstances allow.
If Naia's going to Niku, lets get a TIGHAR on board.
LTM, Dave Porter, 2288
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 11:30:11
From:
Subject: RTom Kinge: Trip opportunity
Dave Porter makes a good point, which reminds me -- Ric, do you know
if Greg Stone is going to be on the upcoming Nai'a trip? Since he's
the one who actually found the WOF, then if anyone could find the way
back to it, he should be able to. Is this worth pursuing, even if we
can't get a TIGHAR on board?
Other things that would be worth doing, I think, would be simply to
accompany the dive teams who will doubtless be doing fish and coral
surveys on the reefs, and to visit and document the other islands
(Manra, Orona) for comparative purposes.
LTM (who wishes she were younger and richer)
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:09:18
From: Bill Leary
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
Even with the tight economy, I could probably come up with a donation
of somewhere between $25 and $100, and perhaps others could give
more if their circumstances allow.
I could shake loose $25. It occurs to me that having someone go along
and visit other places in the area would give that person some
perspective which might be useful. You never know what bit of
information is going to be helpful.
- Bill #2229
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:09:43
From: Ric Gillespie
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
Tom King asks,
>Do you know if Greg Stone is going to be on the upcoming Nai'a trip?
No, I don't, but I can try to find out.
>Since he's the one who actually found the WOF, then if anyone could
>find the way back to it, he should be able to. Is this worth
>pursuing, even if we can't get a TIGHAR on board?
If Greg is going I'm sure he'd be willing to try to locate the WOF but
knowing how hard our team tried to find it in 2003 and how badly that
end of the island has been clobbered since then, I wouldn't hold out
much hope.
>Other things that would be worth doing, I think, would be simply to
>accompany the dive teams who will doubtless be doing fish and coral
>surveys on the reefs, and to visit and document the other islands
>(Manra, Orona) for comparative purposes.
I agree that it would be useful to have a TIGHAR on that trip but it
would have to be one of our core group of experienced Niku veterans,
preferably a diver, for it to have any real value. We need somebody
who can find their way around the island quickly, knows what things
have looked like in the past and can spot important differences.
Ric
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 17:55:18
From: Mike Piner
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
Not long ago we anted up a small sum for DNA, and it was in a very
short time, too. We should be able to get up enough with a longer
campaign in order to reach enough people. If We don't act fast
someone will get the seat and the oportunity will be lost. I Can
contribute.
LTM who loved a campaign.
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Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 17:55:43
From: Tom Doran
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
<>
Unfortunately for novices like me, Ric is absolutely right.
Maybe there is a TIGHAR with $6K to spare for this trip, more power to
him or her, but I would not favor subsidizing anyone who doesn't meet
Ric's criteria.
Tom Doran, # 2796
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 19:30:57
From: Dave Porter
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
Regarding other comments made about the trip opportunity, of course
the person we send would have to be approved by TIGHAR, after all the
funds would be raised by TIGHAR from TIGHAR's membership, and you guys
who've been to Niku know best what knowledge and skills the traveler
would need to make the trip worth doing.
So, if 6K is what's needed, what's the deadline, and is this something
we want to pursue? I have no idea how many active members TIGHAR has,
or how many subscribers the Forum has, nor how much overlap exists
between the two groups.
Simple math tells me that $25 from 240 people would make $6K, or $50
from 120 people, or $100 from 60 people. Or, with mix-n-match, $100
from 10 people, plus $50 from 25 people, plus $25 from 150 people
would do the trick.
Based on your experience with past fund-raising efforts, is it
reasonable to think that the needed funds could be raised?
LTM, Dave Porter, 2288
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Well, first we'd need a victim... er, volunteer.
P
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 19:46:25
From: Ric Gillespie
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
Dave Porter writes,
>Regarding other comments made about the trip opportunity, of course
>the person we send would have to be approved by TIGHAR, after all
>the funds would be raised by TIGHAR from TIGHAR's membership, and
>you guys who've been to Niku know best what knowledge and skills the
>traveler would need to make the trip worth doing.
Let me make some inquiries with Nai'a and with EPAC.
Ric
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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 21:27:14
From: Tom King
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
>Well, first we'd need a victim... er, volunteer.
The V ought to be a diver, of course, and just for the fun of it I'll
dispute the point that it ought to be a Niku veteran. Of course there
are advantages to having it be someone who's been there and has a feel
for the place, but there's also something to be said for fresh
perspectives, and since much of the time would be spent on and around
islands other than Niku, the need for Niku-specific knowledge might
not be so great.
LTM (who's looking for her flippers)
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:56:54
From: Alfred Hendrickson
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
Ric, I think you should go. I'll make a modest donation to that end.
Alfred Hendrickson #2583
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Ric isn't a diver, and we need a diver.
Pat
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:58:00
From: Tom Doran
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
<>
A fresh perspective would be good, but in that case I'd prefer a
veteran also, to evaluate any changes over the intervening years.
There should be a clear agenda or list of tasks for whoever is sent.
Maybe the goal should be half or two thirds subsidy for any TIGHAR
reps. Wasn't Niku just one or two days of a two week trip? I'd be more
motivated to support someone with specific tasks in mind, rather than
just ask someone to poke around randomnly at the end of a fantastic
vacation.
Is additional SCUBA diving needed at this time? I thought the reef had
been fairly well explored. Of course there could be a small chunk of
something, previously covered by sand.
Tom Doran, #2796
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:58:34
From: Terry Thorgaard
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
I'd be happy to volunteer for a paid South Pacific cruise, especially
one with a serious mission. :)
-Not Niku vet. Have been to Suva.
-certified diver
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 12:59:27
From: Ric Gillespie
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
In considering whether it's worthwhile sending a TIGHAR member along
on Nai'a's Phoenix Islands trip and, if so, who we should send, I
think we need to ask ourselves exactly what we would hope such a
person would accomplish.
The island changes over time. Increased storm damage to the west end,
remodeling of Bauareke Passage, and bleaching of the reef - all due to
global warming - are effects we've noted over the 20 years we've been
going there. I fully expect those changes to continue. Fortunately,
our investigation has progressed to the point where we now have two
primary areas of interest - the Seven Site and the deep water off the
west end of the atoll - neither of which appear to be susceptible to
storm damage. Unfortunately (and fortunately), neither of those areas
is accessible to the casual visitor. Tom Doran is correct. What
underwater searching can be done by SCUBA has been done. The Seven
Site needs more work but there's nothing that can be done on a trip
like this. Without a boat in the lagoon it's a brutal several hour
walk to get there and when you do (assuming you can find it) you can't
do anything because in the two years since we were last there, the
scaevola has surely reclaimed the site.
So what do we hope a TIGHAR rep could accomplish? He or she would
probably have time to visit the village and note the further damage
that has almost certainly occurred since 2007. He or she could note
the further deterioration of the Norwich City wreck (has the engine
toppled over yet?). He or she could dive on the reef and note whether
the health and abundance of marine life is better, worse, or the same
as it was two years ago. He or she would have chance to learn how Niku
compares with several other islands of the Phoenix Group - something
we haven't had the luxury to do. All of these would be interesting
things to know but they get us no closer to our goal.
Of course, there is always the possibility that, just as the whale
vomited forth Jonah upon the dry land, the sea may have deposited some
crucial piece of debris on the shore or on the reef. It has happened
before. When we went to Niku in 1991 we found a piece of airplane skin
on the shore that hadn't been there in 1989. Had we had a
knowledgeable TIGHAR rep on the New England Aquarium 2002 trip, we'd
know whether the wheel the leader of that expedition saw in water near
the village was really an airplane wheel. By the time we got back to
the island to look for it a year later, it was gone. The ocean giveth
and the ocean taketh away.
So now we have an opportunity to play that slot machine again but the
price of pulling the handle is steep. How lucky do you feel?
Ric
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:29:33
From: Marty Moleski
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
>From Ric
>
>In considering whether it's worthwhile sending a TIGHAR member along on
>Nai'a's Phoenix Islands trip and, if so, who we should send, I think we
>need to ask ourselves exactly what we would hope such a person would
>accomplish.
Visit the WOF site with the fellow who reported it?
Marty
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:03:33
From: Tom King
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
Tom Doran asked:
>Is additional SCUBA diving needed at this time? I thought the reef had
>been fairly well explored.
Two things: First, even if we could confidently say that we'd
thoroughly explored the reef (and I doubt if that would be advisable),
the reef is a dynamic environment; if there's an Electra lurking down
on the reef face someplace, stuff may get coughed up from it any
time. Second, Nai'a's trip is basically a biological expedition, and
its priorities are going to be built around examining the reefs of the
various islands. A non-diver would be pretty much odd-person out, but
a diver with the brief of looking for plane parts on the reef could
inspire all the biologists to keep their eyes out, too.
When I first alerted the Forum to this opportunity, it was just with
the thought that somebody with an interest and some spare change might
want to have a first-hand look at the Phoenix Islands and gather some
information along the way. Subsidized participation does change the
equation, of course, but I still don't think we ought to get heavily
wrapped up in planning and prioritizing; this would simply be a quick
visit and an opportunity for serendipity to happen.
LTM (who's very fond of her friend Seren)
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:12:50
From: Tom King
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
Marty Moleski writes:
>Visit the WOF site with the fellow who reported it?
Yes. Ric's right, of course, that the area where Greg Stone said he
saw the WOF has been thoroughly covered, but getting the man himself
to take another look, with some help, could be very useful. He may
not have been remembering accurately when he described the place, and
a re-visit would jog his memory.
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Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:44:17
From: Ric Gillespie
Subject: Re: Trip opportunity
Marty says,
>Visit the WOF site with the fellow who reported it?
So that we can hear him say, "Yup, that's right where it was." We
went to great lengths to get his best recollection of where he was
before our 2003 team went looking for it. They covered every inch of
that area and the areas all around it. Believe me, they really wanted
to find it. It wasn't there.
Ric
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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:44:11
From: Tom King
Subject: Ameliaschpiel podcast
About a hundred people with nothing else to do on a long sub-arctic
evening under a cloud of volcanic ash attended my talk about the
Earhart project at the University of Alaska Anchorage last week, and
the University made an audio recording, which can be accessed athttp://greenandgold.uaa.alaska.edu/podcasts/index.php?id=325
It suffers from being ONLY an audio recording, so it lacks all the
maps, charts, and pretty pictures of the island with which I try to
enliven the event, but there it is.
LTM (who went to sleep)
Tom
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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:23:54
From: Marcus Lind
Subject: Happy Easter
To all Forum Colleagues, i sincerely wish a Happy Easter soon.
God Bless - sincerely, Marcus Lind
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And to all, from TIGHAR, a lovely spring, and whatever equinoctal
holiday you may celebrate at this time of year.
Pat
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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:55:25
From: Alan Caldwell
Subject: Re: Happy Easter
Happy Easter to all, the only holiday I celebrate this week,
Alan
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Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:46:48
From: Mona Kendrick
Subject: Re: Happy Easter
Mother says she wishes everyone an eggs-straordinary holiday.
--Mona
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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:38:05
From: Peter Hankard
Subject: Re: Ameliaschpiel podcast
From a long- term lurker from Canada...:
Tom's Podcast was extraordinary and intriguing (even though I have
read "The shoes")
A happy Easter to all TIGHARs.
Peter
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Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:30:24
From: Tom King
Subject: Re: Ameliaschpiel podcast
Thank you, Peter. I have yet to do an Ameliaschpiel in Canada, but am
always willing. And a happy Easter and pleasant Passover to all.
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:20:56
From: Tom King
Subject: Advice from the all-knowing Forum
I need to tap the Forum's collective wisdom for some advice. Over the
last several years, I've amused myself at odd (sometimes very odd)
times by putting together a novel based on the 1940 discovery of what
may have been AE's bones on Niku. It's "true" to all the historical
and archaeological data, but of course goes far beyond them to create
a story. A prologue recounts the death of the mysterious castaway on
the SE end, and the simultaneous arrival of the WPHC exploratory party
in September 1937. The main story picks up with the arrival of the
colonists in April 1939, and is mostly told with reference to two kids
who actually discover the skull in 1940. It includes all the major
events -- the Bushnell survey, the construction of the government
station, Gallagher's arrival, departure, return and death, the
recovery of the bones and sextant box and their transit to Fiji, the
report of the discovery to Floyd Kilts, and so on. No, it doesn't
come up with an explanation for what's happened to the bones.
I have it basically complete, at about 400 pages, and I figure I might
as well do something with it. "It," by the way, is titled "Thirteen
Bones," for obvious reasons. I've tried to peddle it to several
publishers and gotten the usual rejection letters. I've tried to
interest several agents in it, to no avail. So now I'm looking into
self-publishing, with TIGHAR's cooperation and advice from Pat.
Before we move too far down this road, I thought I'd ask my fellow
foruminifera -- does anyone have any bright ideas, or information
about self-publishing (or other publication options) that you'd like
to share?
Thanks, and LTM (who says it's a great read, but she's prejudiced)
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:56:38
From: Reed Riddle
Subject: Re: Advice from the all-knowing Forum
Tom,
There was an article in the NY Times about this a few months ago, so
that might be a place to start. The article is athttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/28/books/28selfpub.html?scp=1&sq=book%20self%20publishing&st=cse
. After that, you can look at Google and Wikipedia for more
information, and then find a couple authors who have self-published
and ask them for their opinions and advice.
Reed
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:57:04
From: Jeff Lange
Subject: Re: Advice from the all-knowing Forum
I don't know about publishing ideas, but if it is written by our
illustrious TK, I'll buy a copy when it comes out!
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:57:29
From: Marty Moleski
Subject: Re: Advice from the all-knowing Forum
>From Tom King
>
>-- does anyone have any bright ideas, or information about
>self-publishing ...
Try to place it with a "print on demand" shop.
That saves you from being forced to purchase, warehouse,
and market the first printing and should result in
a savings to your customers, too.
The classic vanity presses charge both the author and
the customer exceedingly high prices.
Marty
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:12:20
From: Alfred Hendrickson
Subject: Re: Advice from the all-knowing Forum
Jeff Lange wrote: "I don't know about publishing ideas, but if it is written
by our illustrious TK, I'll buy a copy when it comes out!"
X2 on that!
Tom, I suggest you send us all a copy of the manuscript. Only by
giving it a serious read can we answer your question! ;-)
Alfred Hendrickson #2583
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:30:01
From: Art Carty
Subject: Re: Advice from the all-knowing Forum
What he said
I'd love to read it too.
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:36:55
From: Tom King
Subject: Re: Advice from the all-knowing Forum
Thanks for the advice thus far, folks. As soon as I get through the
current round of proofing, I'll cobble together a PDF of the whole
book and make it available.
Marty, don't worry; I'll only deal with print-on-demand outfits. I
actually don't think anybody does the old style vanity publication any
more; even the commercial publishers who do my textbooks are going to
print-on-demand. My mother's sister published a book with a vanity
press back in the late 1940s, and (because we had space in the barn)
we ended up sitting on a huge crate of copies for years and years.
The thing was so dull that even the author's loving nephew never got
through it, and it was quite a slender volume. After she died, we
finally broke down and burned the things, feeling naked without
swastika armbands.
LTM (who says the author wasn't HER sister)
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:52:22
From: Tom Doran
Subject: Re: Advice from the all-knowing Forum
The NY Times info is good. For more information look at www.perpublisher.com
There is a link on the home page to "Getting into Print -- Publishing
Options" which leads to a pdf on the various arrangements they make
with writers. Costs are negotiated on each job. Other publishers would
offer different options.
Have you thought of getting a competent and objective fiction editor
to read the manuscript and offer an opinion on the book? I'd expect
to pay them. They might say anything, from 'Wow, it's perfect," to
"This is a deadly dull stinker."
Tom Doran, MCSE
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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:52:57
From: Jackie Tharp
Subject: Tom's new book
To Alfred: Great idea!!! I had to laugh when I read it :)
To Tom: I don't know anything about publishing other than Family
History books, but I'd love to read
your new book... I'll buy it as soon as you make it available,
whether its a PDF, an ebook, or from
a publisher... You're one talented guy, Tom :)
LTM who suffers from incurable impatience, but knows it'll be worth
waiting for.. :) :)
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Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:45:14
From: Dave Porter
Subject: Tom King's novel
Francis Hamit has recently self published a historical civil war spy
novel called Shenandoah Spy, and has blogged extensively about the
publishing process. The following may be helpful or not, but here it
is.
www.selfpublishingreview.com/2009/03/02/the-shenandoah-spy-by-francis-hamit/
Francis Hamit's very enjoyable Civil War novel Shenandoah Spy deserves
all the accolades it's received. And Hamit's online analysis of his
publishing and publicity strategies is an incredible resource for
professional writers.<
Good luck, it sounds like a fun read. Do you include a scene with a0
'round the bend AE impressing the PISS colonists as Nei Manganibuka?
Dave Porter, 2288=
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Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:46:03
From: Monty Fowler
Subject: Selling some books
With the coming movie about our favorite missing female avaitor, it
occurs to me that this might be a good opportunity to sell a few books
- "Finding Amelia" and "Amelia Earhart's Shoes," of course! Perhaps a
special link on the TIGHAR home page direct to Amazon for each one, or
something along those lines. With the current lousy economy and
everything else, Americans tend to embrace their heroes even more.
There's nothing wrong with trying to capitalize on that a little.
Monty Fowler, No. 2189CE.
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Good idea, Monty.
Pat
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Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:22:31
From: Tom King
Thanks, Dave; I'll check out Hamit's site.
Re: <>
Not quite, but I do have Nei Aana, Koata's wife, having her encounter
with Nei Manganibuka after finding a discarded red checked shirt in a
scaevola bush near where someone has been harvesting giant clams. I
don't think AE was alive when the colonists got there, but that
doesn't mean she hadn't left things that could trigger reactions in an
elderly medicine woman -- as I speculate Nei Aana to have been.
LTM (who, like Nei Aana, is very sensitive to such things)