Jim Moore

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Loved it! My dad's family hails from Battle Creek, MI. When me and my 5 sibs were young, we'd occasionally vacation there. At a lake cabin on a lake named Beadle Lake. And yes, we were at Beadle Lake in 1963. I was 11 years old. A very memorable, fun time I remember well was our tour of the Kelloggs factory. They were in the process of rolling out Fruit Loops! I can still remember the first time ever I laid eyes on Toucan Sam! Unfrosted is so laced with early 60s jokes and even funny references to our crazy world of today, it's almost overwhelming. 4 stars out of 5 for me. Boomers should love this movie! P.S. Kellogg slammed to door on public tours not long after 1963. Industrial espionage, I heard. Bummer.

Unfrosted

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Loved this book. Lincoln's life has been extensively documented by many great authors, historians and researchers. Widmer's genius is that he takes a just-about-two-week slice (13 days) of Abe's life that hadn't really been covered. The anecdotes and events along the way are just enjoyable as heck. Almost losing the only copy of his hard-written inaugural speech in Indianapolis. Thanks to his teen-age party hearty son Robert! Xenia Ohio laying out a splendid feast for him. Only to scarf it all down themselves when he was delayed. And the deadly game of cat and mouse, led by Alan Pinkerton and a lady spy in order to safely spirit the Rail Splitter into DC. Great reading.

Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington

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