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Jan 11Liked by Annette Laing

Too long! Have read all your stuff for a year or so and would describe none of it as too long (not even Part I) but Part II: too long/main points got buried in detail. The progress bar never moved. I cried uncle halfway through ...... (sorry)

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Talk about a cliffhanger! Now I have to read another book to find out if Kansas ever became a state!

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This must not be a thing any more, because my goodness TX & FL ~ Gov. Reeder’s firing. 'President Pierce fired him, for an ethics violation, i.e. arranging to build the Kansas state capital (and capitol) on his own land.'

An ethics violation rather like trying to host G7 at Doral, no? Very glad that didn't happen, although plenty of other ethics violations did.

Recipe share, because free-soil reference made me think of Chocolate wafers. Crumb crust, finely crush/ground 1c chocolate wafers, then coarse crush 1/2c Ritz crackers, mix all with 6oz melted butter. Makes a softer texture and adds a salty, buttery yum.

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