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A Billy Brown Christmas Story
11-30-2013, 09:38 PM
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A Billy Brown Christmas Story
Billy Brown was a character created by Tarbell who was based on Roland W. "Rollo" Diller, a druggist in Springfield.

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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11-30-2013, 10:15 PM
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RE: A Billy Brown Christmas Story
(11-30-2013 09:38 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  Billy Brown was a character created by Tarbell who was based on Roland W. "Rollo" Diller, a druggist in Springfield.

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Thanks. I didn't realize "Miss Tarbucket" wrote fictional stories. Waiting on your book. So much to learn.
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11-30-2013, 10:31 PM
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RE: A Billy Brown Christmas Story
Tarbell did write four Billy Brown stories, all of which were based on real events but then fictionalized.

However, she didn't write this one. I did.

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

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12-01-2013, 01:58 AM
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RE: A Billy Brown Christmas Story
Rob, It's a story that rings so true to Lincoln's character. Great job with the dialog. Is this based on a real event?
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12-01-2013, 08:56 AM
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RE: A Billy Brown Christmas Story
Anita, not that I'm aware of, although there are aspects of it that are true. Diller did refer to Tarbell as "Tarbucket" and he was a Jackson Democrat. He also said what he did to Lincoln about his melancholy. But the parts of the boy and his father I made up. Thanks.

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

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12-01-2013, 06:59 PM
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RE: A Billy Brown Christmas Story
This is new to me. Thanks Rob!

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12-01-2013, 09:33 PM
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RE: A Billy Brown Christmas Story
Bill,

It's new because I just wrote it a couple of days ago. Smile

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Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.
--Ida M. Tarbell

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