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Audiobook Review: The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard
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Audiobook Review: The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard

Man of la BookMarch 31, 2022

A fascinating book, taking place between 175-1725, or as it’s known “The Golden Age of Piracy”. The pirates did nothing short of social and political revolt

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Fun Facts Friday: Sarah Orne Jewett
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Fun Facts Friday: Sarah Orne Jewett

Man of la BookSeptember 3, 2021

Sarah Orne Jewett (3 September, 1849 – 24 June, 1909) was an author and poet known for her stories taking place in Maine.

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Book Review: The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush’s Post-Presidency by Jean Becker
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Book Review: The Man I Knew: The Amazing Story of George H. W. Bush’s Post-Presidency by Jean Becker

Man of la BookJune 9, 2021

It says a lot about President George H. W. Bush when one of his best friends came to be the person who handed him a defeat for his second presidential term.

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Fun Facts Friday: Mardsen Hartley
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Fun Facts Friday: Mardsen Hartley

Man of la BookDecember 4, 2020

Mardsen Hartley (4 January, 1883 – 2 September, 1943) was a writer, poet, and a prominent American Modernist painter.

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Book Review: Waking Up On the Appalachian Trail by N. B. Hankes
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Book Review: Waking Up On the Appalachian Trail by N. B. Hankes

Man of la BookJune 3, 2020

The narrative follows the author and his brother, an Army veteran and a college graduate, who decided to hike the Appalachian Trail from north to south over five months. The pair goes through their own revelations while trudging through physical difficulties which the trail offers.

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Fun Facts Friday: Marsden Hartley
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Fun Facts Friday: Marsden Hartley

Man of la BookJanuary 4, 2019

Marsden Hartley (4 January, 1877 – 2 September, 1943) was an American essayist, poet and modernist painter.

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Fun Facts Friday: Kate Douglas Wiggin
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Fun Facts Friday: Kate Douglas Wiggin

Man of la BookSeptember 28, 2018

Kate Douglas Wiggin (28 September, 1856 – 24 August, 1923) was an American author and educator, mostly known for her classic novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.

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Book Review: A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
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Book Review: A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline

Man of la BookFebruary 15, 2018

Tells the story behind one of Andrew Wyeth’s iconic painting Christina’s World

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