Category Archives: William Bartram’s Travels
Dead Tree Beach: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 38
William Bartram traveled south from Amelia Island to reach Florida and the St. John’s River. He crossed Fort George’s Sound, now called Nassau Sound to reach present day Jacksonville. In his words…. * Pelican Alights! We took a ferry across … Continue reading →
William Bartram, Crying Birds, and Tarzan: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 37
Here is the Crying Bird, and two species of Spanish Curlews, from our faithful observer and documenter William Bartram… * Ephouskyca and Tarzan! The Florida Limpkin no longer flies in great groups about the San Juan River in Florida. Its … Continue reading →
The Journey to Xanadu Begins! Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 36
What happens when… a poet reads William Bartram’s Travels, Part 2, Chapter 5, and then… * …smokes opium? Kublai Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge happens. What happens when… a writer-photographer reads Kublai Khan on her iPhone in the Wal-Mart breakroom? … Continue reading →
The Sacrament of the Land: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 35
William Bartram was a witness to the Augusta Treaty of 1773 with the Creek People. Our faithful recorder documented this and his journey to Buffalo Lick with the surveyors following the Treaty. Opening stanza from “The Slacks” by Trip Shakespeare. … Continue reading →
Dancer: Beth’s Travels on the Bartram Trail 34
Take a moment to listen to William’s observations of the culture of the First People of the United States of America, in particular about dance, music, and song: (Introductory stanza from “The Slacks” by Trip Shakespeare.) The right to enjoy … Continue reading →
