I’ve mentioned before that I’m going to New York on Holiday this year and, as part of my preparation (if that sounds fancy, it’s just that I’m really excited about going) I’ve been reading New York: An Illustrated History (Amazon UK?US). It’s a huge book – 500+ pages A4 with lots of history, photographs and pictures. I’ve been enjoying it, but I noticed that in some sections, one of the sources they draw from is personal diaries. Now that Blogs are so popular, I think that that process is more immediate. The only problem is that the ease of writing means that standards aren’t that high. I’m thinking of myself too. So whether this blog is historically useful (where do old Blogs go when they die?) I hope it is useful in the present.
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