#columbiad

Today, a tribute to a minor player in the American Revolutionary and Early Federal Periods, as well as an early figure in American Arts and Letters: Joel Barlow (1754-1812). I first learned about Barlow when I stumbled across a copy of his Columbiad, his 1807 epic poem on the subject of Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas in a local library. I referred to it when I was writing my play…

Columbiad

The Swiss Columbiad is likely one of the sportiest additions to Stuhrling Status. This unimaginable Swiss-made timepiece encompasses a dial with an acrylic plate that reveals the problems of the Valjoux 7750 Swiss-made mechanical chronograph motion, together with the day and date wheels. The outer dial has a wealthy hydraulic stamped texture and is residence to individually utilized arabic numerals and baton indices. The Swiss Columbiad additionally contains a beautiful brushed end dial that features Sturhling’s iconic “s” screws. It comes outfitted with a customized-molded excessive grade silicone rubber strap.

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Spherical watch with skeleton dial that includes screw-down bezel, chronograph subdials, positioned indices, and textured crown

forty six.5 mm gunmetal-tone chrome steel case with Krysterna crystal dial window

Automated self-wind motion with analog show

Black rubber band with buckle closure

Water-proof to one hundred m (330 ft)

Hand-colored tintype portrait of Union soldiers of the 54th United States Colored Infantry Regiment posing with a columbiad cannon in a fort in Arkansas during the Civil War.

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Ah Columbus—most overrated sadistic asshole in History!

Hey! 

According to Barlow, Columbus was just a misunderstood soul who was ahead of his time--bringing liberty, freedom, and humanity to the Americas--'cause, you know, those things weren't here already and are all wholly productions of an exclusively Western cultural mentality. 

And Columbus totally provided all of those things to all people equally.

And if you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.