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Further Reading: NEMESIS

The Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava by William Simpson, 1855 showing the Russian view of the troops plunging into the “valley of death.” It did not end well.

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The Myths We Live Byby Mary Midgley.

Nemesis: the Death Star

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Dandies in the Valley of Death: Crimea 1854

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Burton, Speke & the Battle for the Nile

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Furor Teutonicus: Ancient Rome’s Problem with Germany

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17th Century Poetry Slam: the Hubris of Ben Jonson

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The Life, Lies, and Exhumations of Charles Augustus Howell

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For each salon, we invite our speakers to share the resources and interesting reading they came across in researching their talk, so that we can all dig more deeply. This reading list was compiled by Odd Salon with Daen de Leon, Barbara North, Annetta Black, Arthur Kay, Michelle Larson, and Cody Nichols. Thank you!