Story of Writing August 31, 2023

Sherman attacks Atlanta, Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon, the Anglo-Russian Convention, The U.S. Congress passes its first Neutrality Act, the Nazis mount a false flag attack to justify their invasion of Poland, and happy birthday to Roger Dean, Van Morrison, and Itzhak Perlman - with a reading from "The Song of the Lark," by Willa Cather.