My story for Issue #1 of #Esses magazine got picked up by @longformprofile:
"Racing's Deadliest Day," about the Mercedes/Jaguar rivalry and the awful disaster at 1955 Le Mans. Check it out!
https://t.co/X15rB7YGPO
"It would take years before elite drivers stopped dying at alarming rates, and for the popular image of them as peacetime fighter pilots—fast, courageous, likely to be killed in action—to fade away."
@darrellhartman, ESSES #longreads
https://t.co/TUDWj0ETqi
I absolutely loved this story by @darrellhartman from ESSES Issue 01. Now online. It reads like a movie or a chapter from a legendary nonfiction #DadLit classic…
If you love racing history, this is a must read:
https://t.co/A3a75Udzi6
Thrilled to be the first guest on a new podcast hosted by my friend and fellow history author @stevenujifusa. We talk about polar exploring, Gilded Age media, and (gulp) the economics of being a writer nowadays:
https://t.co/jbDJG4XtTP
My first book review for the @nytimes! I recommend the book in question: a highly entertaining biography of a real-life 1920s "prince of thieves," by @DeanJobb
https://t.co/uTOIddK5FZ
Help support culture in the Catskills / Upper Delaware region: Join me in raising money for Deep Water Projects! via @givebutter https://t.co/WIbQhSwnHY
Mark your calendars! On Dec 28, I'll be doing a (free) Zoom talk with @whpl. It's about old-school polar explorers and NYC newspapers, natch:
https://t.co/GBPjF3416D