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A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival

Jan.28.2009
A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival

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Santa Rosa Junior College
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Jul.20.2009 - 12:30 pm
Recording Audio Tours
The Old Manse in Concord - just one of the stops I will profile on the tour
Okay - I'm jumping off into the world of multimedia by recording an audio tour of Transcendentalist Concord.  I will be recording narration for the North Bridge, the Old Manse,...
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Jun.29.2009 - 11:37 am
Tours to Go
I am becoming increasingly interested in audio tours that can be downloaded and brought with on an iPod, cell phone, or GPS unit. I remember one my dad had of the section of I80...
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Jun.01.2009 - 7:12 am
BEA REcap
BEA RECAP For those outside the book publishing world, Book Expo of America (BEA) is the annual gathering of book publishers, book sellers, librarians, authors, editors, and...
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May.16.2009 - 2:57 pm
Hit the Road With Academic Ambassadors
Academic Ambassadors is a wonderful service for academics and non-profit traveling professionals.  For more information, read this article at www.wanderingeducators.com.
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Comments from Robert

Nov.05.2008 - 6:44 pm
In response to: Vote Like a Transcendentalist
blance
That is indeed a wonderful aphorism and one I try to live my life by (as did Thoreau).  Thanks for the conversation. PS...
Nov.04.2008 - 9:51 am
In response to: Vote Like a Transcendentalist
Transcendental Moment
Rosy,  I think Thoreau would agree with your statement that we get the leaders we deserve.  The fact the elections were...
Sep.17.2008 - 7:28 pm
In response to: National Geographic Traveler
Many Thanks
for the kind words.  As a former Bay Area native (I grew up in the East Bay), there is much I miss in California, but...
Jul.21.2008 - 7:27 pm
In response to: Remarks from the Poetry in the Garden event at the Emily Dickinson Museum
It was a pleasure
It was one of the best events I've ever done:  an attentive and knowledgable but friendly audience, and absolutely...
Jun.19.2008 - 7:08 pm
In response to: Singing for Synge
Smile When You're in Hell
Dear Matt,  Anybody who thinks the travel writing business is any different than any other business is sadly mistaken...

Writing

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Published Reviews

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A Journey intto the Transcendentalists' New England
Jul.21.2008
A Journey into the Transcendentalists' New England
Published by Getlostbooks.com
This is an intriguing addition to the ever growing genre of literary guidebooks. It comes as part of a new series that includes Dorothy Parker’s New York and Steinbeck’s...
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Audio & Video

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Video: A Journey into Matisse's South of France
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Video: A Journey into Ireland's Literary Revival
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Image Gallery: Walking Boston
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About Robert

A writer and photographer, Robert Todd Felton has written about Thoreau's Walden Pond, Yeats' Ireland, and Emerson's Boston.  He has also penned articles on hiking in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac, exploring Hunter S. Thompson's Las Vegas, and driving through...
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Causes Robert Felton Supports

The Sierra Club, Soccer without Borders,

Robert’s Favorite Books

On the Road, Hamlet, Walden, The Collected Poems of William Butler Yeats, The Playboy and the Western World, King Lear, The Lies Boys Tell,