Jane Austen

and his encounter with Mary

A dead man is found floating in a canal

Einstein grappled with this oddity and couldn't come to terms with it

colonial violence and ecological destruction

Object: Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail-Order Matchmaking on the Western Frontier Tile Jane AustenDesperate to strike it rich during the Western Gold Rushes and eager for the free land afforded them through the Homestead Act, men went west alone and sacrificed many creature comforts. Only after they arrived at their destinations did some of them realize how much they missed female companionship. One way for men living on the frontier to meet women was through subscriptions to heart and hand clubs. The men received newspapers with information, and