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Saving the Oldest Town in Texas
Saving the Oldest Town in Texas | Linda Thorsen Bond
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When Col. Benjamin Wettermark emptied the bank and skipped town in 1903, he left his wife, his children and his mansion behind. Saving the Oldest Town in Texas looks at the banker, the house designed by the best architect in Nacogdoches and the impact Col. Wettermark's betrayal had on the woman who loved him and the town that trusted him. Over a hundred years later, Peggy Jensen wonders if she is brave enough to renovate a home that seems too far gone. She could almost say the same thing about herself. She is alone, stiffening up in all her joints, at loose ends after seven years watching her husband's brilliant mind deteriorate. Her daughter talked her into moving to the Oldest Town in Texas, and Peggy wants to renovate a historic home. It is just her luck to fall in love with a deteriorating scandal-ridden mansion. The chapters alternate between the current day struggle to renovate the mansion and the turn-of-the century story of Col. Wettermark, his wife Daisy and his children. Peggy's first friend is a born-in-Nacogdoches research librarian who discovers, literally, where the bodies are buried.
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Saving the Oldest Town in Texas | Linda Thorsen Bond
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From my trip to Nacogdoches. I like to read local and surprisingly this is a really good read so far.

AkashaVampie @ElizaMarie not sure if this is something for u, but saw Texas and thought of u. 4y
ElizaMarie @AkashaVampie I‘ve never been here! My sister in law is from there but yeah I have never been 4y
Bookishlie It was really nice. The university building and Sterne–Hoya museums were cool and it was sweet week so got lots of recipes! 4y
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