Another story of another amateur historian going out of his way to save history in the form of a letter stolen from the New York State Library.
Is Joseph Romito a Boy Scout? Can we give him a medal?
Is Joseph Romito a Boy Scout? Can we give him a medal?
- Photo: New York Times photo by James Estrin; Joseph Romito at a press conference announcing the recovery of the Calhoun letter, with a photo of the letter at left.
Stumble It!
February 3, 2008 at 2:08 pm
[...] Darrell has a post Historian (and lawyer) traps thief of history on eBay. I am wondering how many illegal items have to be listed before eBay decides it has a [...]
January 30, 2008 at 10:00 am
Ed Darrell,
I’ve posted my final answer to you at my website.
January 30, 2008 at 8:13 am
I just found out that yesterday was Thomas Paine’s birthday. I think I’ll have a belated drink and toast. “He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death. “