This blog will expand on themes and topics first mentioned in my book, "The Automobile and American Life." I hope to comment on recent developments in the automobile industry, reviews of my readings on the history of the automobile, drafts of my new work, contributions from friends, descriptions of the museums and car shows I attend and anything else relevant. Copyright 2009-2020, by the author.
Monday, February 14, 2022
The Aloha Wanderwell Story -- 1924 Eygpt -- Complexities!
I just picked this photo from a Facebook post. It is from a promotional booklet published sometime in the 1920s. It illustrates Aloha in Egypt with the clim that the Wanderwell Expedition was there when Tut’s Tomb was opened. The problem is that that can’t be the case. The tomb was opened on November 4, 1922. The Wanderwell expedition was in Egypt in 1924. This brochure is another example of the mistruths, bad information, carelessness with details, that one can find when studying this topic. The entire story is engaging and remarkable, but also tests the historians to the limit. It remains to be determined -- was Aloha a true heroic figure are the product of a publicity campaign fueled by her husband that is less than fully authentic.
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