Category Archives: History

Mustich 1000 Reads

Posted on April 7, 2019 by vanbraman

Tonight I will share a few more of the recent books I have read that are on the Mustich 1000 list. Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is set in Nigeria and Biafra in the late 1960’s. … Continue reading →

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Cochran Clippings Found

Posted on March 18, 2019 by vanbraman

In my post Virtual Hike to Hays, Kansas I told the story of the death of my Great, Great Grandfather Lorenzo Dow Cochran. I had mentioned that in a visit to the library in Hays I had found an article … Continue reading →

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