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Rather than saying Larry’s essay is a pure reflection on the Idaho chapter of State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America, saying that it is a guide that leads readers to understand the history that is behind this chapter would be more reasonable and accurate. The series, WPA State Guides is the starting point of this history: Read more…

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Going Solo by Roald Dahl: the responsibility of a citizen In the chapter “The Beginning of the War” from Roald Dahl’s memoir Going Solo, the war between Germany and England erupted. It was just a few months prior to this that Dahl came to Dar es Salaam, which is a city in present day Tanzania. Tanzania Read more…