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Feb 26Liked by A.M. Hickman

A prodigious amount of philosophically nutritious food for thought, wonderful pictures...God bless!

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Thanks for the shout outs, Andy, I look forward to reading this later today.

Believe it or not, I’m in process of hooking up two other people with article opportunities at Newsweek - I want all of my friends to get their ideas and thoughts out there.

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Incredible, Gord. If you want to hook me up, too, let me know. I've got plenty to say to this country, as you know well! Hope to cross paths again soon in any case.

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Will call you later today, promise.

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Apr 22Liked by A.M. Hickman

Hinterlands neophyte here. You’re firing me up. Re-igniting old flames. Inspiring me. I feel like I’m coming home in a way. Solid pull from Abbey’s manifesto.

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I am definitely buying your book when it is available! You have such a unique perspective and voice that I haven’t seen anywhere else. If you’re ever traveling through northern Illinois, we’d love to have you & yours as guests!

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Feb 28Liked by A.M. Hickman

Do you follow Chris Arnade’s “Walking the World” Substack and / or his Twitter account? Very different perspective but I think you’d find it interesting.

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Thank you for being unapologetically you! You inspire me so much! As an European but with deep and profound admiration for the American spirit, you are an embodiment of that spirit in my eyes.

What I mean by "American spirit" is self-reliance, individualism, pragmatism, anti-socialism, yet sense of duty, hard-work with pinch of humor. I wanted to write something without too many clichés alas, here I am clinging to those good old cliché expressions. Yet, I truly mean what I wrote. There is a lack of words that could described what your writings and way of life brought to me in such a short time.

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Excellent Andy, Excellent! I feel hope when reading this, and feel honored to call you a friend. The point that hit home most was pre ww11 culture being lost, losing the inherent nature of wandering souls and frontiersmen that made the country great. I grew up in the suburbs of NYC, a vastly different place then your home, I never knew any different, until I set off on my own. In a sense I feel through your words what old America was, ironically I feel that transient soul residing within me. Maybe it is in the blood that’s been wandering for 200k odd years… Anyway, there is always a berth open for you. ✌️

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Man, even in living in Plattsburgh feels instructive in retrospect. Something about that city... antiquarian in a way, earnest, not entirely plastered over, the downtown isn't actually dead. Glad you enjoyed Tim, likewise you've always got a place up here in Massena and wherever else I may break camp.

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.. i think Marshall McLuhan & Tom Wolfe were talking about folks like you.. ‘manning the outposts of Culture & Technology.. seems obvious to me .. ‘you seen th varmit .. Did so enjoy the Mennonite visit ! Know well of them.. ! but on our side of Lake Ontario.. Wellington County.. installed the blue glass lined silos in southwest Ontario as a young man.. at 12 rode shotgun behind the horses hauling hay wagons & all things re harvest & handy with the pitchfork.. and there were other uh .. religious beliefs.. & some who didn’t believe as a former feral city kid - saw sputnik go over & saw The Queen of England drive by in Toronto

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