The Last Days of the Schooner America Tim Townshend Ritchie's aphorisms and musings revolve

Ritchie's aphorisms and musings revolve around the topic of light

a fight that continues today in consequential confrontations over who has the right to call this nation home

the impact of children’s physical growth on learning and decision making

he asserts that Pascal's affirmation of Jansenism predated his association with Port Royal and

In this controversial critique of the UN convention

The Last Days of the Schooner America Tim Townshend Ritchie's aphorisms and musings revolveThe schooner America was a technological marvel and a child star. In the summer of 1851, just weeks after her launching at New York, shecrossed the Atlantic and sailed to an upset victory against a fleet of champions. The silver cup she won that day is still coveted by sportsmen. Almost immediately after that famous victory, she began a decades long run of adventure, neglect, rehabilitations, and hard sailing, always surrounded by colorful, passionate