Glory Street and Oblivion Avenue: A year in the lives of two brothers, from the dawn of email
- 260 pages
- 10 hours of reading
It’s September 15, 1995, at the dawn of the Reagan Pufall sends his first email to his brother Kevin. The subject “Message in a bottle.” The “This is a test of the internet e-mail system. Had this been a real e-mail message, you would be reading something interesting or entertaining at this time. This has only been a test.”What follows is an outpouring of online conversation between the two brothers, lifelong best friends, as they explore wide-ranging topics, question each other’s beliefs and choices, support each other in dealing with life’s challenges, and make fun of each other and themselves. Join them as they venture into the Internet in its infancy, with sluggish and unreliable connections, but also its promise of connectivity and easy access to information. Experience the early days of online providers Prodigy and AOL, featuring the new technology called e-mail.Glory Street and Oblivion Avenue covers exciting topics Glory Street and Oblivion Avenue asks the questions no one else Glory Street and Oblivion Avenue explores a wide range of subjects Glory Street and Oblivion Avenue opens a window on a dynamic stage of life and an intriguing moment in history. It is the story of two brothers who set out to write to each other and ended up writing a book.
