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“Some books carried for months were literally worn out by handling”
“I once spent half an afternoon listening to a vigorous dissertation on “Taras Bulba” by an ex-cowboy who had somewhere chanced upon the book. The American Library Association put many books into the hands of men who had never previously read much, or even suspected the existence of such things, and the reactions to some of the discoveries were simply epic. This man’s enthusiastically blasphemous and startling similes were enough to astound Gogolhimself. A few men had books which after reading they gave to others. Some books carried for months were literally worn out by handling, but were much treasured and carefully preserved.”
WW1 memoir, American soldier who served in the 119th Field artillery of the 32nd division – Service record, by an artilleryman, L. V. Jacks – Photo: 1919, St Nazaire, France, American soldier reading during down time in a car – @americanlibraryinparis
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“The view of the mouth of the Hudson River and the Statue of Liberty strikes something in all of us. … As the steam whistles blast out a chorus and Manhattan comes into view, one can almost feel the beat of the city—and New York was certainly beating in August 1919.”
Doctor to the Resistance: The Heroic True Story of an American Surgeon and His Family in Occupied Paris – Photo: 1919, New York! Missouri Over There
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It’s bourbon and Boo Friday!
#tgif #bourbonfriday #boofriday #hesnotdrinking #goffinscockatoo #cockatoo #birdselfie #stlpets #stlbirds #fridayfun #bffs #lifetimecommitment #boobird #birb #sillyselfie #goofygoffins (at St. Louis, Missouri)
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