Tag Archives: Books

The Original Tom Sawyer?

Posted on February 5, 2013 by vanbraman

Last month I read an interesting book about the early days of San Francisco and a firefighter with an interesting name. Black Fire: The True Story of the Original Tom Sawyer–and of the Mysterious Fires That Baptized Gold Rush-Era San … Continue reading →

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First Watch?

Posted on January 29, 2013 by vanbraman

Today two of the blogs that I follow had pictures from the British Museum in their posts. Ferrell Jenkins had a picture of the Monument from Xanathos and The Pietist Schoolman had a picture of an Egyptian statue. These two … Continue reading →

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