If there was one unifying theme to my touristy destinations (besides museums and friends), it might just be “small towns capitalizing on famous former residents.” In Springfield, IL there are more statues of Abraham Lincoln than should be legal for any one community to have. Independence, MO is complete with signs of Truman walking confidently [...]
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Could the real Mark Twain please stand up?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historic sites, Mark Twain on June 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Anticipation. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historic sites, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer on May 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In less than 48 hours, I’ll be in the same room with Pa’s fiddle, Ma’ china shepherdess, and Laura’s desk. I’ll be in Mansfield, MO, the place where Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the Little House books. It’s a literary pilgrimage I’ve long wanted to take. A college friend lives less than 2 hours from Mansfield, [...]
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