On The Trevithick Trail across Latin America

  • Waiting (im)patiently

    I spoke too soon. The first batch of books, so I was told, was supposed to be in my hands last Friday (24th May). As per my last blog post, I thought the hard bit was over but I am still waiting (im)patiently and growing increasingly frustrating by the lack of communication from the printing…

    Joel Griffett

  • The reality of self-publishing (part one)

    Only now do I realise the immensity of this undertaking, bypassing normal publishing and Amazon KDP to do EVERYTHING myself.

    Joel Griffett

  • COMING SOON…

    I am very pleased to share with you all the cover for my first book. Copies will be available online to pre-order soon and they will also be for sale at Trevithick Day in Camborne (Saturday 27th April). The first run will be limited to 500, each one numbered.

    Joel Griffett

  • Update 2

    Pre-order ‘Long Road to Nowhere: The Lost Years of Richard Trevithick (Part One)’ now, HERE. This blog isn’t dead, I am just trying to work out what to write to keep you all engaged. I have been very busy putting together the first book, due for release on Saturday 27th April, so that means almost…

    Joel Griffett

  • Update

    let me give you all an update on where I plan on taking this project into 2024 and beyond.

    Joel Griffett

  • Lima, January 2023: una tormenta se viene

    Pre-order ‘Long Road to Nowhere: The Lost Years of Richard Trevithick (Part One)’ now, HERE. Firstly I must apologise for the delays; I am extremely far behind with blog posts but I have much to share with you from the last few months in Peru (and Colombia briefly). The world’s worst historian (me) and his…

    Joel Griffett

  • George Hicks and the upside-down anchor (Antofagasta Part 3)

    Pre-order ‘Long Road to Nowhere: The Lost Years of Richard Trevithick (Part One)’ now, HERE. Walking back into town late on Saturday afternoon I spotted the anchor as two buildings parted and the ominous Martian hills came into view once more. I had read about the anchor before, mentioned in passing in the late Michael…

    Joel Griffett

  • The Myth of the Trail (Create your own legend and tell it to your son)

    Fact and fiction blur together everywhere we look. If you tell a lie enough times it becomes the truth and a good story is a good story, regardless of whether it is ‘true’ or not. Who is to say, in the age of endless information, rolling news cycles and a constant power shift that tries…

    Joel Griffett