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Part history, part travel book, Disappointment River looks back at the life and effort of Alexander Mackenzie to find the NW Passage in 1789. Castner then recreates the voyage along the river that now bears Mackenzie‘s name. I really enjoyed this! I thought both parts were done so well.

The view from the porch as I read about a Parliament scarily close to our House of Representatives. “On 9 May, still furious that Charles‘s pardon of Danby had made a mockery of their authority, the Commons resolved that even to express the opinion that Danby‘s pardon was legally valid was a criminal offence.”

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It‘s almost midnight. Going to clear my head with a a little Langston Hughes poetry before bed.

#JulyJazz #Stars&Stripes
Happy Fourth of July to a united and diverse United States 🇺🇸 ❤️💙🤍
Latina and part of that heritage

I have finally read this important document that reasoned with colonists to break away from the tyranny of a British king. He used Scriptures and history and just plain common sense to support his claim. I don't understand why I have never been asked to read it, but I thank @Librarybelle for the push. It is very readable and it is still relevant after 250 years.

As far as histories about fish go, this is top notch. But it‘s, well, a history about fish. This book covers the economic history of the market for cod, starting with the Basque of Spain through cod‘s depletion in our lifetime. We learn a lot about the cod itself and countless ancient and newer recipes for all things cod. Having toured the ancient Hanseatic Museum in Norway, I expected a lot more detail about the economics of cod. I just felt ⬇️

Started my #bookspin this evening, sitting on the porch of the cabin in the mountains where we are vacationing. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

...and that the elected might never form to themselves an interest separate from the electors,...

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Amazing. Looped together to be informative, but with a wonderful narrative to keep it interesting.

@BethM wow I love it I haven‘t read either of these and I have Say Nothing on my wish list in another book app thank you so much excited to read these I‘m going to start say nothing today and I‘ll let you know what I think when I‘m done these #staycationintimeswap was so much fun thank you @Chrissyreadit and @DinoMom great book swap can‘t wait for the next one