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At Thanksgiving: “A Distant Mirror”

At Thanksgiving: “A Distant Mirror”

Title of historian Barbara W. Tuchman’s study of the 14th Century and its impact on modern times.

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One day in November 1905 a reporter with the El Paso Herald boarded the eastbound Southern Pacific to San Antonio. From there, he’d connect with another train to Austin.

The West Texas journalist wasn’t traveling to the Capital City to cover the University of Texas-A&M football game, Texas Legislature or any other significant event. His purpose was a vis…

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