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The origin of Powell’s Books is a tale of two cities—Portland and Chicago. In 1970, Michael Powell was a graduate student at ...

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The seven Sutherland sisters became wealthy by performing and selling hair tonic and people in the upper Midwest loved them.

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Franklin County historian Mike Marotte shares the story of Jacob Snider, who worked as a bookseller before and after the ...

Debby White, a 1950s daughter of Hannibal, left her hometown when she was 17, but her memories of the quaint little community ...

Perdita, by sociologist Dylan Riley, is a beautiful attempt both to relive his marriage and to see the world through his late wife’s eyes ...

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