Tag: History
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RED SKY MORNING, The Epic True Story of Texas Ranger Company F, by Joe Pappalardo
The Texas Rangers cast a big shadow. One of myth and legend but not many known facts. This is the story of one group of Rangers. They did a lot more than hunt down bad guys. There were land disputes, cattle disputes, Indian problems, and even family feuds. Sergeant James Brooks was with Company F,…
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EMPIRE of ICE AND STONE by BUDDY LEVY
The true, harrowing story of the ill-fated 1913 Canadian Arctic Expedition and the two men who came to define it. This is the true story of two men. One a great leader and one not so great. With everything going on in the world stage in 1913, a wooden-hulled brigantine named Karlud departed Canada for…
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DAWNLANDS by Philippa Gregory
“Dawnlands” is the third novel in the Fairmile series by historical fiction writer Philippa Gregory. The Fairmile series is back with Alinor and her family getting entangled in the palace gossip, politics, and a lot of secrets and backstabbing. We are in 17th-century England. Continuing with Alinor’s story. The year is 1685 and England is once…
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EGYPT’S GOLDEN COUPLE by JOHN DARNELL and COLLEEN DARNELL
WHEN AKHENATEN AND NEFERTITI WERE GODS ON EARTH In fourth grade, I knew I wanted to be an archaeologist. I was obsessed by Egyptian history and culture. I wish this book would have been around then. Exploring these two powerful rulers and all they accomplished was a pleasure. The research that went into this is…
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MORGENTHAU: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty by Andrew Meier
A monumental portrait of four generations of the Morgenthau family–a dynasty of power brokers whose outsized influence helped shaped New York City and the American Century. The Morgenthaus came to the United States in 1866 from Germany. And immediately began to make their fortune. Losing everything they had only to rise to the top once…
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BECOMING FDR: THE PERSONAL CRISIS THAT MADE A PRESIDENT by JONATHAN DARMAN
This revealing biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt shows how one of the most consequential leaders in American history found his true self in his searing struggle with polio–emerging from illness with strength and wisdom he would use to inspire the world. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a natural politician. He was born in 1882 into a…
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DAMN LUCKY BY KEVIN MAURER
One Man’s Courage During The Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History The incredible true story of John “Lucky” Luckadoo, who survived 25 missions as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in WWII. John “Lucky” Luckadoo truly was damn lucky. He and his best friend enlisted together. With John having a college degree, he was put into…
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In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial by Mona Chollet
There are so many books and movies out now that portray witches as evil, worshippers of Satan. I expected this book to compare how women were viewed then and now. And the introduction did some of that. The rest was more of a personal rant about feminism. We know any woman who was troublesome for…
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The CHURCHILL SISTERS by RACHEL TRETHEWEY
A lot has been written about Winston Churchill. And there are books about the girls and their mother. This book pulls all of them together, using unpublished letters from archives and numerous other sources, the author gives us a complete picture of the private lives of the three girls who lived to adulthood. Diana, serious…
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UNDER JERUSALEM by ANDREW LAWLER
Under Jerusalem is a 150-year history of the ground just beneath one of the world’s holiest cities. This is the well-researched, and well-written history of Jerusalem. From the time it was not much of anything to a major religious center, fought over by three or more religions. We begin in 1863, when a Frenchman with…
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