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rahway high school
from milton friedman, carl sagan posted in literature by pete_nice
A four-year high school in Rahway, NJ, Rahway High has been at this location since 1941.
Economist and author (and Nobel laureate) Milton Friedman graduated from Rahway in 1928, just before his 16th birthday.
Astronomer and author Carl Sagan (1934–1996) also graduated from Rahway High School.
view full location details...san felipe de neri church
from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
...I spent 45 minutes walking around Old Town and its passionate two-story sham, going up 12th Street and all the way past and around I-40...then I sat out in the square in front of San Felipe...
– The Lost Scrapbook p. 270
view full location details...canongate kirk
from adam smith, the wealth of nations posted in literature by pete_nice
Adam Smith, author of The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), commonly referred to as The Wealth of Nations, is buried at the Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
...so I decided to speak with him the following Thursday night, when we had informal plans to go to the Caravan East, a cowboy haunt that still manages to be tolerable...
– The Lost Scrapbook p. 271
harps lake
from the lost scrapbook, evan dara posted in literature by nevereatshreddedwheat
...So I managed to break away and got out of Carl's real quick, and rather than heading to work I buzzed on home; I then called in and, citing toxic faijitas[sic], got the night off; immediately, then, I headed out and drove around near Harp's Lake almost all night; then I came home and collapsed;
– The Lost Scrapbook p. 221