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‘We are at war!‘ cried Mr James Thistlewaite.
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Prompt: Quigley Down Under

Weighing in at 800+ pages, this chunkster has been on my shelf for a very long time. I am slowly working my way through it. The historical research is superb.
#bookmoods #600pages+
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Between 1782 and 1784 three attempts had been made to deliver felons to America. The Swift was turned away on her 1st voyage, though some of her transportees escaped, assisted in doing so by the Americans.
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#quostyMar19

He was the only person acquitted during that March of 1785. Six were sentenced to be hanged: Maisie Harding for receiving stolen goods, Betty Mason for stealing 15 guineas, Sam Day for stealing 2 lbs of weaving yarn, Bill Whiting for stealing a 🐑, Isaac Rogers for highway robbery, and Joey Long for stealing a silver watch. The rest, some ten all, were sentenced to 7 years' transportation to Africa...
#quotsyMar19

Then the Government had realized that there was even more money to be made by taxing spiritous liquors made inside England; those were excise duties. For excise had to be paid on every drop of spirits.

"All this in order that ships can sail seas free of mutiny, and folk on land forget their troubles. What a miracle is the mind of man, that so much cleverness has been spent upon producing stupidity."
#quotsyMarch19

English outposts are under attack in nearly all corners of the globe-how can a globe have corners?

This is true.

#quotsyMarch19

1. Hobbies-reading, writing, music 🎶
2. Genres-historical fiction, mystery, fiction, nonfiction, fantasy, sci-fi
3. Yes a 🐕 named Chica aka Leche Pequena
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5. 📚. Precious moments.
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Ok last post from @Momreviews tonight, leaving you with a very nice #momreviews note from Mom. Thank you for bearing with all my posts today. I‘m sure to have quite a few again tomorrow as I‘m taking the day off and will keep organizing the books.