My WSJ review of FIRE IN PARADISE
Here’s “Paradise Lost,” my review of Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano’s FIRE IN PARADISE: An American Tragedy, in the Wall Street Journal,...
Here’s “Paradise Lost,” my review of Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano’s FIRE IN PARADISE: An American Tragedy, in the Wall Street Journal,...
Here’s “Himalayan Heroes,” my review of Scott Ellsworth’s new book THE WORLD BENEATH THEIR FEET: Mountaineering, Madness, and the Deadly...
Chris Silvester reviewed The Bonanza King for Spear’s Magazine on July 15, 2019. “Few people will have heard of John Mackay, and yet his story is every bi...
My video interview with with Kerem Mermutlu of Palisade Radio about John Mackay and THE BONANZA KING.
Gregory Crouch, a West Point graduate and the author of “China’s Wings,” called World War II, “a spectacular combined effort... both domestically and internatio...
Here’s “No Strings Attached,” my review of Mark Synnott’s new book THE IMPOSSIBLE CLIMB: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life...
The discovery of gold in California touched off a madness that raged worldwide. Although the “yellow fever” didn’t impel John Mackay, hero of ...
Here are scenes of the Five Points neighborhood where John Mackay grew up. Clicking on the images enlarges them for more detailed examination. First, a drawing ...
Bengal tigers under "normal circumstances" don't prey on humans. But in early-20th century India, circumstances were far from normal.
I enjoyed this one—Kelly does a fine job telling the story of this important-but-neglected episode.