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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
By Jon Meacham Narrated by: Jon Meacham Genre: Non-Fiction / Biography / History Posted April 21, 2026 No-Spoiler Synopsis This is not a cradle-to-grave biography in the traditional sense. Instead, Meacham focuses on the moral and spiritual evolution of Abraham Lincoln. It tracks how a man born into a frontier “backwater” developed a rigorous conscience…
Pelicans – Fun facts to know and share
April 4, 2026 Pelicans seem to float on the air just above the water Pelicans are able to “float” just above the water by using a physics principle called the ground effect. When they glide within one wingspan of the surface, they create a cushion of air that supports their weight and makes flight significantly…
Crawdad Road March 27 & 28, 2026
De Soto National Forest road 406B Patty and I are very fortunate to have the De Soto National Forest within minutes of our house. This weekend, Friday morning and Saturday evening we drove the mile long Forest Road 306B or better known to us as the Crawdad Rd. We named it that years ago because…
The Widow by John Grisham
John Grisham is the acclaimed master of the legal thriller. Now, he’s back with his first-ever whodunit, even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, as a small-time lawyer accused of murder races to find the real killer to clear his name. Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his…
These Truths – A History of the United States by Jill Lepore
Reason to Read You should read These Truths if you want a history that feels alive and unvarnished. Unlike the textbooks you may remember from school, Lepore writes with a novelist’s flair and a journalist’s eye for irony. She doesn’t just list dates; she asks a central, gripping question: Has the American experiment actually worked?…
