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Author Bill Wright On Border Legend Maggie Smith

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(Book Cover, TCU Press 2018)

On this episode, author Bill Wright talks about his latest book, The Whole Damn Cheese. 

The book sheds light on Maggie Smith, a Big Bend woman who built her life along the Rio Grande running trading posts, selling candelilla wax, and fostering relationships with people from both sides of the border.

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