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2010 Books Read
Round-up of the books I read this year, in the order in which I read them. I am nearly finished with one last book (a collection of stories by Miranda July, given to me by my sister Siobhan for my … Continue reading
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Tagged A.S. Byatt, Andrei Tarkovsky, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Annie Proulx, books read, Dava Sobel, David O. Selznick, David Thomson, E.M. Forster, Elia Kazan, Ellen Terry, Emily Dickinson, Ernest Hemingway, Evelyn Waugh, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, Fyodor Dostoevsky, George Bernard Shaw, George Orwell, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Ireland, Jane Langton, Jaws, Joan Blondell, John Banville, John McGahern, Mark Helprin, Orson Welles, Oscar Wilde, Peter Bogdanovich, Rebecca West, Roman Polanski, Ron Chernow, Russia, Serbia, Shakespeare, Shirley Jackson, Stefan Zweig, Sylvia Beach, Tana French, Tennessee Williams, Warren Beatty
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Snapshots
— This is an endless week. I already can’t see to the end of it. — I have never read Where Angels Fear to Tread. I picked it up this morning, and found myself laughing out loud reading the first … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to Sharon’s Dead Boyfriend, George Washington
… who was born on this day in 1732. Thomas Jefferson on George Washington: The moderation and virtue of a single character probably prevented this Revolution from being closed, as most others have been, by a subversion of that liberty … Continue reading
Posted in Founding Fathers, On This Day
Tagged Abigail Adams, Founding Brothers, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, Martha Washington, politics, Thomas Jefferson, war
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Today in History: December 14, 1799
George Washington died on December 14, 1799. Here is a mish-mash of quotes, excerpts, etc. Gouverneur Morris said, upon the death of this great man: It is a question, previous to the first meeting, what course shall be pursued. Men … Continue reading
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Tagged George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, politics, war
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Gouverneur Morris: “We the people …”
I love the many anecdotes about this man – he seems quite likable, and yet also intimidating (the intellect, the fearlessness). Just came across a quote in a book I’m reading and it made me laugh. Morris, despite his wooden … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, Gouverneur Morris, politics
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