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Fun Facts Friday: John George Nicolay
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Fun Facts Friday: John George Nicolay

Man of la BookFebruary 26, 2021

John George Nicolay (26, February, 1832 – 26 September, 1901) served as the private secretary to Abraham Lincoln, and co-authored his biography.

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Book Review: How I Learned to Hate in Ohio by David Stuart MacLean
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Book Review: How I Learned to Hate in Ohio by David Stuart MacLean

Man of la BookJanuary 20, 2021

This is a book that’s meant to be discussed, there are many issues which, unfortunately, we see playing out in real time during 2020. The book puts a spotlight on issues none of us want to believe exist, but we know that they do. The story could be told in any small-town, not just Ohio. Could be in New Jersey, California, Texas, or the Dakotas.

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Fun Facts Friday: O. Henry
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Fun Facts Friday: O. Henry

Man of la BookSeptember 11, 2020

O. Henry (11 September, 1862 – 5 June, 1910) was an American writer, known for his short stories.

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Book Review: The Sweetest Fruits by Monique Truong
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Book Review: The Sweetest Fruits by Monique Truong

Man of la BookJuly 13, 2020

Instead we get different view points of what made Mr. Hearn’s voice so memorable to his fans, through tales from the women who fell by the wayside, but have had as much an impact on the writer as he had on himself.

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Fun Facts Friday: John Crowe Ransom
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Fun Facts Friday: John Crowe Ransom

Man of la BookMay 1, 2020

As a faculty member at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio he founded the Kenyon Review and was its editor until he retired.

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Book Review: Heart of Junk by Luke Geddes
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Book Review: Heart of Junk by Luke Geddes

Man of la BookMarch 11, 2020

A group of antique dealers in Wichita, KS excited about a famous antiques TV show filming in their mall, have to get around bad press of a kidnapped child

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Fun Facts Friday: Zane Grey
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Fun Facts Friday: Zane Grey

Man of la BookJanuary 31, 2020

Zane Grey (31 January, 1872 – 23 October, 1939) was an American author mostly associated with adventures and stories taking place in the Wild West.

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Fun Facts Friday: Louis Bromfield
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Fun Facts Friday: Louis Bromfield

Man of la BookDecember 27, 2019

Louis Bromfield (27 December, 1896 – 18 March, 1956) was an American author, scientist, and conservationist who won the Pulitzer Prize

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Fun Facts Friday: Marsden Hartley
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Fun Facts Friday: Marsden Hartley

Man of la BookJanuary 4, 2019

Marsden Hartley (4 January, 1877 – 2 September, 1943) was an American essayist, poet and modernist painter.

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Fun Facts Friday: Louis Bromfield
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Fun Facts Friday: Louis Bromfield

Man of la BookDecember 27, 2013

Louis Bromfield (27 December, 1896 – 18 March, 1956) was a prolific American writer and a pioneer of farming concepts.

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