Jim Rearden
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He continued to write in recent years even after a fall partially paralyzed him. He died in 2017.
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More online about Jim Rearden:
- Articles about his life in the Feb. 23, 2017, and April 7, 2010, Homer News:
- hosted by the 色视频下载 Trappers Association
- in the Feb. 23, 2017, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner