Commonwealth Crossings

"Our Time of Troubles... commenced with the catastrophic events of the year of 1914... Our civilization has just begun to recover." - Arnold Toynbee

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Dunstanburgh

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Friday, July 5, 2024

Hexham

micro-frog

Pulled up in the Traveler's Rest

An American flag which I hoisted up in honor of Independence Day.

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York

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Newcastle and Sunniside

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Labels: Earl Grey, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Sunniside, University of Newcastle

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About the Author

E. Wesley Reynolds: Wesley Reynolds teaches at Northwood University and holds a PhD in eighteenth century British Atlantic Studies from Central Michigan University in partnership with the University of Newcastle (UK). His previous degrees include a Master of Arts in Early Modern History also from Central Michigan University (2013) and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Thomas Edison State College (2010). Reynolds is a member of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, has served as the director of the residential fellowship at the Russell Kirk Center, and enjoys playing the Scottish Highland bagpipes, performing traditional Irish music, and walking scenic areas. Email: commonwealthcrossings "at" gmail "dot" com

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My Books and Articles (Selected)

Coffeehouse Culture in the Atlantic World, 1650-1789. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.
“London’s Coffeehouse Literati and the Rise of the Public Man in the Eighteenth Century.” Studies in Burke and His Time, Vol. 30 (2021): 85-112.
“A Return to Rootedness: Reflecting on the Pastoral Ideal from America’s First Founding.” American Reformer. December 24, 2021.
“Lessons from Toyland: A History of Adventure,” Parts I, II, and III. The University Bookman. December 22, 2021, December 26, 2021, and January 2, 2022.

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