Ken Landfield

My cousin the genealogist sent me an email last week. Attached was a facsimile of a ship’s manifest “of inbound passengers (aliens).” The ship was the SS United States, an exceptional vessel in its day, which even now holds the Blue Riband for the fastest westbound transatlantic crossing ever by a passenger ship. The record … Continue reading Ship’s manifest evokes memories and mysteries

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