During Native American Heritage Month, explore the depths of BLOOD FOR PEARLS, a riveting historical fiction that uncovers hidden truths of early American pearl fisheries, shedding light on Columbus's ...
Some pearls are beyond compare. Take La Peregrina, the whopper found off the coast of Panama in the 1500s. Royals prized the white, pear-shaped mega-pearl for centuries. Actor Richard Burton ...
The French Revolution began in 1789, and tensions peaked with King Louis and Marie Antoinette’s failed escape attempt in 1791 ...
Society’s love for exquisite, rare, and luminous pearls and gemstones has persisted since the beginning of civilization. Whether referencing diamonds, pearls, sapphires, or emeralds, humans have ...
In Paris, a new exhibition celebrates the history of pearls and their role in modern jewelry. The exhibition “Paris, City of Pearls” runs at the L’École School of Jewelry Arts until June 1. We all ...
Accompanying a traveling exhibit from the American Museum of Natural History, Pearls: A Natural History by Neil H. Landman, Paula M. Mikkelsen, Ridiger Bieler and Bennet Bronson presents these gems in ...
The youngest surviving eyewitnesses to the attack on Pearl Harbor would be 99 years old. A handful, no more, are left. Very soon, only descendants, history textbooks and manuscripts will be left to ...