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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Heading to Italy and Slovenia

Tomorrow I'm off to Gorizia, an Italian town on the border with Slovenia. I'm going to be a guest speaker at the town's annual history fair, sponsored by the publisher Editrice Goriziana, who have come out with the Italian editions of a couple of my history books.

The theme this year is Bandits, and of course I'm on the Jesse James panel! My talk is called "Jesse James, Inc." I'll be talking about how Missouri's most famous outlaw was used to sell books, movies, tourist attractions, and generally make money. The process started even while Jesse was still running around robbing banks!

I'll have four days to meet other historians and enjoy views like this one, and then I'm off to Slovenia for a week to write a travel series for Gadling. I'll have regular access to email and I've scheduled some posts, but I may be a bit slow in replying to comments and emails.

Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons. My photos coming soon!
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11 comments:

  1. Alex J. CavanaughMay 22, 2013 at 7:16 AM

    Enjoy your trip and good luck with your talk!

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  2. Elizabeth SeckmanMay 22, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    Have fun!

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  3. Johanna GarthMay 22, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    Very cool. Are you going to post some pictures of those teeny tiny roads cut into mountain sides?

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    1. Sean McLachlanMay 22, 2013 at 1:22 PM

      I'm going to hike in the Julian Alps so I bet I'll see some then!

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  4. JurMay 22, 2013 at 1:38 PM

    I expect you already know that Gorizia was the site of the infamous Isonzo battles?

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    1. Sean McLachlanMay 23, 2013 at 1:25 AM

      I'll be tour the battlefield on Saturday! A writeup will be coming soon!

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  5. UnknownMay 23, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    Very jealous!!!!!!!!!

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  6. UnknownMay 23, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    Super jealous!!!

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  7. Donna VolkenanntMay 23, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    How exciting, Sean. Just curious: Will your talk be in English.

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    1. Sean McLachlanMay 23, 2013 at 3:36 PM

      I'll be talking in English and there will be simultaneous translation for my mostly Italian audience. I'm not clear if I'm getting a translation of the rest of the panel, who are all Italian!

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  8. Gina GaoMay 24, 2013 at 12:56 PM

    I'm so jealous! I hope you have fun.

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