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primroseburrowsTewksbury, MA

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Member since: February 2009
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My Birthday...: June 5
Hometown...: Wilmington Ma
You can find me...: http://primroseburrows.livejournal.com/profile
Surprising fact about me...: I'd rather stay in hostels than fancy hotels (yeah, I know, nobody is surprised)
Favorite band growing up...: Elton John (who isn't a band, but still)
Last good book I read...: The Border by James Laxer
My favorite drink...: Cold, cold, cold water
Favorite website...: http://www.livejournal.com

primroseburrows's Reviews

The Border: Canada, the Us and Dispatches from the 49th Parallel

Part history, part travelogue, part political essay

reading non-fiction, a fiction reader, an avid reader

FEB

2009

An account of the author's travels to some of the towns and cities along the US/Canada border. I found it entertaining and informative, and even better, it made me think, something I always love in a book. The author gives the reader a look inside post-9/11 North America, as well as some of the historical events that have changed life for small towns, big cities, and entire nations.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is curious about how these two countries work together, the ways they don't work together, as well as the damage being done to both countries as a result of increased harmonization... read full review »