The Further Adventures of a Lucky Dog

Aug 8, 2009

National Postal Museum

Dirk Wales talked about his book The Further Adventures of a Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot (Great Plains Press; September 15, 2009). Owney was a stray dog who became an unofficial mascot of the Railway Mail Service and the Railway Post Office in the 1890s. Owney traveled on train trips across the U.S. and around the world. Mr. .. Read More
Dirk Wales talked about his book The Further Adventures of a Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot (Great Plains Press; September 15, 2009). Owney was a stray dog who became an unofficial mascot of the Railway Mail Service and the Railway Post Office in the 1890s. Owney traveled on train trips across the U.S. and around the world. Mr. Wales talked about efforts to have a stamp made in Owney's honor. He explained how after writing his first book about Owney he learned even more about his adventures. The illustrations from his book were projected as he told the story. He also responded to questions. Mr. Wales spoke to children about Owney and his adventures on the annual "Owney Day" at the U.S. Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. Writer and film director Dirk Wales is the author of A Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot and Jack London's Dog.

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TRANSCRIPT

TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:36 Unidentified Speaker I AM THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, IT IS A GREAT HONOR FOR US TO WELCOME IN HERE TODAY TO WASHINGTON...
00:01:42 Unidentified Speaker YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THE POINT THAT THIS LADY IS THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND SHE MAKES PROGRAMS...
00:12:17 Unidentified Speaker IN 1492 COLUMBUS SAILED THE OCEAN BLUE.
00:12:20 Unidentified Speaker VERY GOOD. THE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CELEBRATED 400 YEARS OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS'S DISCOVERY...
00:12:50 Unidentified Speaker THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE.
00:12:52 Unidentified Speaker THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE AND LEWIS AND CLARK TRAVELED TO -- ACTUALLY, I MAKE OUR WORK AS SHE SAID. I...
00:21:17 Unidentified Speaker 1749.
00:21:23 Unidentified Speaker CLOSE BUT GO BACK. 1937 IT WAS FINISHED. HE HAS TO TAKE A FERRY ACROSS. I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY PEOPLE...
00:34:19 Unidentified Speaker HOW LONG DID IT TAKE TO RIGHT THE SECOND BOOK?
00:34:26 Unidentified Speaker THE SECOND BOOK IS A NATURAL OUTCOME OF TRAVELING AROUND COUNTRY TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST BOOK AND...
00:35:41 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY, THE ACTIVITIES CONTINUE ON THE FLOOR UNTIL 4:00 TODAY. DIRK WALES WILL...
00:36:00 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] [INAUDIBLE CONVERSATIONS]
00:36:13 Unidentified Speaker WRITER AND FILM DIRECTOR DIRK

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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