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Virtual talk about Pony Express set for May 19 Share AUGUSTA — The Kennebec Historical Society’s May Facebook live presentation will be about the book “Orphans Preferred: The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express.” Author Christopher Corbett will give a virtual talk at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 19. “Orphans Preferred” was an attempt to explore an American tall tale, according to a news release. Rooted in fact and layered with fabrications and outright lies, there are few memories of the Old West more endearing or enduring than that of the Pony Express. But many of th...

Book reviews 2020 Drift from a Driftless Place JOHN GIBBS is a resident of Gays Mills, Wisconsin. He is an award-winning weekly columnist for the Crawford County Independent newspaper in Gays Mills, Wisconsin. GAYS MILLS - You’ve probably heard the phrase ‘more truth than fiction.’ As it turns out, most of the books I read during the year (19) were truth, or non-fiction, rather than (16) in the fiction category, or stories made up by the author. Following are a few words about my most memorable non-fiction reads of 2020.   by ...