Archive for 'Orient'
Golden Age Trivia: Pulp Fiction Treasures & Red Diamonds
The lure of gold and precious stones has been with mankind since the first sunbeam glittered on a shiny stone in the dirt. Man’s hunger for the beautiful and rare treasures of the earth has spawned [...]
Pulp Fiction’s “The Falcon Killer”
Originally published in 1939 this story takes place in the Orient where “The Falcon Killer, (Tzun Kai),” is really Bill Gaylord, China’s war ace fighter pilot. Born to American parents but being raised in Peking, Gaylord [...]
Spy Killer, Dangerous Women and Deadly Villains!
“The water was black and the swim was long, but when a man is faced with death he does not consider odds. Kurt Reid went over the side of the tanker Rangoon in a clean dive, [...]
Spy Mysteries and Espionage from the Golden Age Stories
Espionage, a practice where by confidential information is obtained through spying, has been considered by many as the second oldest profession in the history of man. It has been an intrinsic part of our human culture [...]
Today in History, Oct. 6
Chiang Kai-shek (pictured on the far right), October 6, 1928. EVENT: Chiang Kai-Shek becomes president of China. Chiang Kai-shek (1887–1975) was the military leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party which attempted to purge Communism from China and [...]
The Ancient Silk Road
The Gobi desert can be rather inhospitable to travelers due to its vastness, but the regions that it connects to are gems in themselves. Here is a brief history lesson which you should find rather intriguing. The Gobi [...]
Red Diamonds Are a Pulp Writer’s Best Friend
For centuries the elusive red diamond has captured man’s imagination. The rarest gemstone in the world, less than twenty-five red diamonds are known to exist. They seldom go on sale, and when they do the price-tag [...]
The Amazing Wealth of Kublai Kahn
After a three-and-a-half year journey, Marco Polo, his father and uncle arrived in Shangdu (Xanadu), Kublai Khan’s summer capital, not so far from Beijing, in 1275, when Marco was 21. Marco Polo met Kublai Khan soon [...]
Why is Japan Called the Land of the Rising Sun?
A red circle against a white background is the Japanese flag, the symbol for the land of the rising sun. Legend says the origin of this symbol lies in the days of Mongol invasions of Japan [...]
Publishers Weekly Review of “Orders Is Orders”
Starred Review—ORDERS IS ORDERS L. Ron Hubbard Read by Brooke Bloom and a full cast Galaxy Audio, unabridged, two CDs, 2 hrs., $9.95 ISBN 978-59212-233-2 Hubbard’s tale, originally published in a pulp magazine in 1937, [...]
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