HIGH NOON – And the Hollywood Blacklist By Robert James Taylor High Noon, one of the most beloved and iconic Westerns of all time, now over 60 years old, earned its place in history by portraying one of the most human dilemmas: caught in a struggle of conscience and desire the triumph of the
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The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie By Robert James Taylor Among the greatest mystery novelists of all time, Agatha Christie, became the most published novelist in history, outsold only by The Bible and Shakespeare; she enjoyed the highest accolades and awards an author could ever possibly achieve. One of her greatest mysteries however was
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The Trunk Murder Mystery By Robert James Taylor Hudson River Railroad Terminal August 27th 1871. A porter was about to finish his shift, after loading the luggage bound for the evening train to Chicago when he became aware of a putrid stench that seemed to emanate from a heavy trunk that had been delivered
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ANNIE SULLIVAN—The Miracle Worker By Robert James Taylor Annie Sullivan was born on April 14, 1866, in Feedings Hills, MA to Thomas and Alice Sullivan, impoverished immigrants from County Limerick, Ireland. At age five she contracted trachoma, an eye disease that impaired her vision. Her mother died when she was eight years old, and
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HELGA ESTBY—The woman who walked across America. By Robert James Taylor Helga Estby, a Norwegian immigrant, had married her husband Ole in 1876; they settled on a 160 acre farm in Mica Creek, Spokane, Washington. By the time she was 35, Helga had given birth to eight children, six of whom survived, and in
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Christian, The Lion By Robert James Taylor Christian was born on August 12th 1969, in a zoo in Devon, one of three cubs, and he was acquired by the zoological dept. at Harrods in London. Two Australian ex-pats, namely John Rendall and Ace Bourke, noticed the three-month old cub and decided to purchase him with
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The Tragic Story Of Donald Crowhurst By Robert James Taylor This is a story of a man who dreamed he could aspire to greatness in his pursuit of the impossible – “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp”- yet the Gods conspired against him in his endeavour. England- 1968. The British were in the
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Sacagawea (and her son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau) By Robert James Taylor “Deaths Shrouded in Mystery” Sacagawea, the most celebrated woman in American Native History, immortalized by 23 statues across the parks of the USA shares the same riddle as that of her son. They both have two grave sites. A controversial subject, about which
Famous Dogs By Robert James Taylor Throughout the annals of history, dogs have been closely associated with the human race all over the world, in so many forms, often beloved as “man’s best friend.” How many times have we heard the words, dedicated, faithful, loyal, brave, endurance in stories about dogs, especially rescue dogs,
CHARLEY AND SANDY: A Dog Story By Robert James Taylor “Dogs have a way of finding people who need them.” It was Springtime—our third year living in San Juan Cosala. One day Anita called us: she had a dog, a Golden retriever that was left overnight, tied to her gate: another abandoned creature she
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