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Take Me Back to Barsoom: Moab, Utah
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Take Me Back to Barsoom: Moab, Utah

Posted on May 5, 2016 by goadmin • Leave a comment

In 1917, Edgar Rice Burroughs published in hardcover a novel from which much of our modern Science Fiction is derived. A Princess of Mars, the first featuring John Carter, details the story of a Confederate veteran from the American Civil War who, through some combination of magic and science, finds himself on the fourth planet … Continue reading →

The St. Louis Zoo: Roaring History Downtown
Historic Sites / Museums / Parks / Zoological Parks

The St. Louis Zoo: Roaring History Downtown

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Annaleigh Josephs • Leave a comment

Last week, over Spring Break, some friends of mine kidnapped me for a day trip to a zoo I hadn’t visited in 23 years… the St. Louis Zoo. Of course, 23 years is a small metaphorical drop in the hat for the zoo, whose history is directly tied in with the 1904 World’s Fair. That year, … Continue reading →

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