No wonder I'm so grim lately

Low Life : Lures and Snares of Old New
York - Luc Sante-= where was the
EPA/Wetlands study when the Canal @
Canal St. Filled in/ Neo-Colonialism &
Class warfare in old Gotham

The Empire State Building- John Taurnac=
The elegance of the 2 page contract to
build this edifice is awesome, the new
concept of safety engineering heartening
& the accelerated metamorphosis  of
high-rise construction incredibly
interesting.

Endurance: Shackleton's Adventure-
Finished it last night & sent it out
this morning Don't know who wrote it-

The sun may not have set on the British
Empire, but it sure set on Shackleton &
his crew
marooned in the Antartic @ the beginning
of the century- Stiff upper lip &
reindeer hide sleeping bags to pull them
through- Interesting break down of class
system around the old blubber pot
[fueled w/ penguin skins]