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japple

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8. That was one of the saddest parts of the book, IMHO. The worst was the

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Wed Dec 9, 2015, 08:01 PM

Dec 2015

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period after WWII and the Bonus Army conflict. It is as sad as the homelessness of veterans today. As long as we keep making wars, we will be burdened with the consequences.

Edit to correct: The worst was the period after WWI and the Bonus Army Conflict.

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What are you reading this week of December 6, 2015? [View all] hermetic Dec 2015 OP

There have been several mentions of the Outlander series by Diane Gabaldon TexasProgresive Dec 2015 #1

Welcome to the bonny banks... hermetic Dec 2015 #2

Hello, everyone! Thank you for the great thread, hermetic. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #3

The Lacuna hermetic Dec 2015 #7

That was one of the saddest parts of the book, IMHO. The worst was the japple Dec 2015 #8

I'm reading The English Passengers mackerel Dec 2015 #4

This is a theme I repeat time after time. I looked up The English Passengers Enthusiast Dec 2015 #5

Yes my boyfriend read Fatal Shore and he would agree, it's compelling. (He's an Aussie.) mackerel Dec 2015 #6