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By the River with Holly Jackson
John Cribb
Season 1
Episode 105
Holly Jackson is by the river with award winning author John Cribb to discuss his book Old Abe: A Novel. Holly learns about one of our greatest presidents and the process of writing about one’s childhood hero.
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