by Tom DeWolf | Apr 11, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Traces of the Trade
“It’s in Springfield, Massachusetts and it lasts four days.” “The White Privilege Conference?” “Yeah. Holly and I are going. We’re screening Traces of the Trade and I’ll be discussing Inheriting the Trade. It’s a...
by Tom DeWolf | Apr 2, 2008 | Inheriting the Trade, Traces of the Trade
The Philadelphia City Paper is published weekly on Thursdays. The cover story for the April 3 edition focuses on Traces of the Trade in advance of the upcoming screenings of the film at the Constitution Center on April 24. The reporter, Sam Adams, interviewed Katrina...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 26, 2008 | Books, Reviews, Inheriting the Trade
Last autumn (Octoberish) my cousin and fellow Traces of the Trade traveler Holly Fulton attended an author reading in Salem, Massachusetts featuring Marcus Rediker and his new book The Slave Ship: A Human History. Unlike any book I’ve come across during the...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 18, 2008 | Appearances by Tom, Inheriting the Trade, Traces of the Trade
ANNOUNCED TODAY P.O.V.–the Emmy Award winning documentary series on PBS–will launch its 2008 season with the television broadcast premiere of Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North on June 24 at 10:00pm (check your local listings). We were all...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 6, 2008 | Inheriting the Trade
On this day 51 years ago, March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African nation to achieve independence from colonial rule. Though it is morning here in Oregon, Ghanaians are reaching the end of their day, 9 hours ahead of us. One of the aspects of history...
by Tom DeWolf | Mar 5, 2008 | Inheriting the Trade
One of the more interesting aspects of studying genealogy is finding the famous people you’re related to. Anyone who has read my book, Inheriting the Trade, knows that I’m distantly (very distantly) related to Samuel Colt, inventer of the Colt .45...
