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1927
I just finished reading the book One Summer: America, 1927 by my favorite author, Bill Bryson. I found this book particularly interesting because my mother was born in February, 1927, so it helped me put the scope of her life in context. A heck of a lot happened in the summer of 1927. Charles Lindbergh…
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Jacksonville’s Treaty Oak
In the heart of downtown Jacksonville stands a 250 year old Southern Live Oak tree with a trunk that’s 25 feet in circumference. Its twisted and tangled branches cover an area 190 feet in diameter. It has borne witness to a live performance by both John Phillip Sousa and Babe Ruth. And yet the vast…