[New post] The True West and the One Dark Wing

JMSmith posted: " "What is Numinor?" "The true West," said Ransom C. S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength (1945) You have no doubt heard that the American newspaperman Horace Greeley gave the advice, "Go West, young man!  Go west!"  Greeley actually borrowed the phrase from an" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on The Orthosphere The True West and the One Dark Wing by JMSmith "What is Numinor?" "The true West," said Ransom C. S. Lewis, That Hideous Strength (1945) You have no doubt heard that the American newspaperman Horace Greeley gave the advice, "Go West, young man!  Go west!"  Greeley actually borrowed the phrase from an obscure newspaperman at the Terre Haute Express, where it appeared in 1851, but he certainly did not need an obscure Terre Haute newspaperman to tell him that opportunity was waiting somewhere beyond the Mississippi.  Americans appear to be born with a belief in the magic of westward migration. But the west to which they migrate is not the "true West."Continue reading "The True West and the One Dark Wing" JMSmith | July 23, 2021 at 10:49 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: https://wp.me/p2cZzM-75K Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The Orthosphere. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://orthosphere.wordpress.com/2021/07/23/the-true-west-and-the-one-dark-wing/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com