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Watching time, the only true currency // A journal from John B. Roberts

Day: September 21, 2007

  • Book: Vietnam: A History

    I spent most of August carrying around Vietnam: A History, by Stanley Karnow. I read snippets when I could, finally finishing around Labor Day, with the brief mention of the infamous helicopter evacuation of the last Americans from Saigon. This is a popular, general history which doesn’t talk down to its readers. I learned much.…

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