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Review of a series: Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen
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Book Review: America's First Daughter Stephanie Dray & Laura Kamoie https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZP4KE70/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding P ublished in 2016, this work of historical fiction has been given rave reviews and become a top contender for book club choices everywhere. The trouble I have is with the description of the book on the back of the title page, and I quote: "This book is a work of fiction. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the author's imagination and not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental." Yet the entire book uses letters and historical documents throughout as the basis for filling in huge blanks to write what they believe could have been the entire story of Thomas Jefferson's daug...
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Irena's Children A True Story of Courage by Tilar J. Mazzeo A recent post talked about reading material that stirs hard emotions. Here's one of those.
First blog book review: The Pioneers
First blog book review: The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Americans Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Americans Who Brought the American Ideal West by David McCullough McCullough is one of my favorite authors. I enjoy history, and he tells stories of American history that you might not be aware of, or at least not in the depth of detail you get from him. And if his subject matter is a person or time in history you think you already know quite a bit about, he’ll set you straight.