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Year: 2019

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The Banker and the Blackfoot: An Untold Story of Friendship, Trust, and Broken Promises in the Old West

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Most Americans have a fairly good understanding of the American Old West. However, few have that same understanding of the history of the West in Canada. J. Edw...

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The Corruption Before Trump

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

We are where we are in American politics, in part, because all these big-picture projects succeeded in enriching private interests … but failed to achieve their...

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Who are you, Calvin Bledsoe? by Brock Clarke

Posted on September 24, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry

To sum it up in one sentence: It's a quirky coming of age adventure with a dark sense of humor and a lot of John Calvin quotes.

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The Bourbon King: The Life and Crimes of George Remus, Prohibition’s Evil Genius by Bob Batchelor

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Jeff Grim / 1 Comment

Prohibition – most people think this American experiment in outlawing alcohol sales and consumption was an abysmal failure. Not only did it encourage othe...

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Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

It took me a while to get used to a protagonist who is a first class jerk. But the futuristic set-up, supporting characters, and numerous plot twists kept me li...

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When We Were Lost by Kevin Wignall

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

All in all, it was an enjoyable read. Adventure, mystery, danger, and teenage angst and personalities all play a role. Wignall's butterfly effect intro and ou...

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