Richard Peck Quote
We had to scramble for seats in the day coach, lugging one straw valise between us and a gallon jug of lemonade. And a thermos bottle of the kind the Spanish-American War soldiers carried, with our own well water for brushing our teeth. We'd heard that St. Louis water comes straight out of the Mississippi River, and there's enough silt in it to settle at the bottom of the glass. We'd go to their fair, but we weren't going to drink their water.
Richard Peck
We had to scramble for seats in the day coach, lugging one straw valise between us and a gallon jug of lemonade. And a thermos bottle of the kind the Spanish-American War soldiers carried, with our own well water for brushing our teeth. We'd heard that St. Louis water comes straight out of the Mississippi River, and there's enough silt in it to settle at the bottom of the glass. We'd go to their fair, but we weren't going to drink their water.
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About Richard Peck
Richard Peck may refer to:
Richard Peck (RAF officer) (1893–1952), Air Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Richard Peck (writer) (1934–2018), American novelist
Richard Peck (British Army officer) (born 1937), English cricketer and army officer
Richard Peck (lawyer) (born 1948), Canadian lawyer
Richard Peck (RAF officer) (1893–1952), Air Marshal of the Royal Air Force
Richard Peck (writer) (1934–2018), American novelist
Richard Peck (British Army officer) (born 1937), English cricketer and army officer
Richard Peck (lawyer) (born 1948), Canadian lawyer