When I did a search on ‘mounted police’ I got a lot of hits about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police … many of them (yuk) romance books! So not what I was wanting! Buried amongst all those, however, was Merlin: the True Story of a Courageous Police Horse, by Gordon Thorburn. I love the description that he is ‘tall, dark, and handsome, but is not a movie star’! He, and his human Karen Howell, work in London. There are bits about his training as well as his daily work, and why, even today, mounted police are necessary.

You might be familiar with some of the entries in this book, then again, maybe not! Either way, this was a fun read: The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales From History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy, by Rick Beyer. (I did the one on music by this author in my post of August 19, 2017). How did Ivory Soap (the one that floats) get started? Who sent the first fax? And when? Most Parisians hated the Eiffel Tower, and were determined to be rid of it, what saved it? If you do any sort of a trivia night with friends and family, read this book!

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