Colonel George St. Leger Grenfell, has tried to make a name for himself, he meets extraordinary people, and lives long enough to see himself become the villain.
While the story is told from the view point of several people, it is about Mrs. Ella May Wiggins, and her struggles in work and personal life.
The Seven Wonders: A Novel of the Ancient World by Steven Saylor is a collection of short stories starring the youthful, wise cracking Gordianus.
I enjoyed this book very much, short but tells a great alternative history of what happened to Eva Braun. It could easily be a book just about that subject
Starting with the early Roman settlers, salt traders, the book introduces readers to fascinus, the winged phallus which becomes a family heirloom & each chapter
A discovery of a new version of the biblical “Genesis”, with the proof of extraterrestrial life these discoveries threaten Judaism, Christianity and Islam
A fictional book set in Paris, France. The book discusses philosophy, culture, the class system and more – sometimes on account of a strong story.
Following the adventures of Pocahontas and Ben Johnson in the early 17th Century Tobacco Wars By Paul Seesequasis traverses the world
In this book, Baum introduces some new characters: Jack Pumpkinhead, Mombi the witch among others which are very imaginative
While this is certainly not a history book, the lives of the women follow the national struggles (civil rights for example) which got national attention
