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Monday, April 14, 2025

Story of the Week: The Fiddler

Story of the Week: The Fiddler: Herman Melville (1819–1891) From Herman Melville: Pierre, Israel Potter, The Piazza Tales, The Confidence-Man, Billy Budd, & Uncollected...
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Labels: Harper's Magazine, Library of America, Melville's short fiction, The Fiddler

Saturday, April 12, 2025

The Santa Fe Trail: When Horatio Alger met Paco

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Labels: Friends of New Mexico History, Santa Fe Trail, Thomas Chavez

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Mel Brewer's Insomnia Time with Ron Fields

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Labels: Bill Murray, Christopher Guest, National Lampoon, whaling songs
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