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Fun Facts Friday: Frances Parkinson Keyes
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Fun Facts Friday: Frances Parkinson Keyes

Man of la BookJuly 21, 2023

Frances Parkinson Keyes (21 July, 1885 – 3 July, 1970) was a novelist who wrote about her life as the wife of a U.S. Senator.

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Send Judah First: The Erased Life of an Enslaved Soul by Brian C. Johnson
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Audiobook Review: Send Judah First: The Erased Life of an Enslaved Soul by Brian C. Johnson

Man of la BookApril 19, 2021

Judah’s life was shattered when she was stolen from her village in Africa beaten, chained, enslaved, ending up as an enslaved cook at Belle Grove Plantation, VA

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Fun Facts Friday: Charlotte Zolotow
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Fun Facts Friday: Charlotte Zolotow

Man of la BookJune 26, 2020

Charlotte Zolotow (26 June, 1915 – 19 November, 2013) was a prolific writer of children books, editor and poet. Mrs. Zolotow was a prolific children book author who did not shy away from examining difficult subjects.

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Book Review: None of the Above by Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton
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Book Review: None of the Above by Shani Robinson and Anna Simonton

Man of la BookMarch 12, 2019

Mrs. Robinson was charged to allegedly changed the grades to conform with standardized testing, & circumstances caused public schools to be considered failures

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Book Review: Monticello: The Official Guide to Thomas Jefferson’s World by Charley Miller & Peter Miller

Man of la BookAugust 7, 2017

We like visiting historic places and we know that many times context is everything. An artifact, a building, or even something that might seem insignificant get a whole new meaning when viewed in the right light.

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Book Review: Monticello : A Daughter and Her Father by Sally Cabot Gunning

Man of la BookJune 29, 2017

Monticello is a well written and meticulously researched book told from the point of view on Martha

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Fun Facts Friday: Patricia Cronwell
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Fun Facts Friday: Patricia Cronwell

Man of la BookJune 8, 2012

Crime author Patricia Cornwell Ms. Cornwell, a Miami Florida native, created the well known medical examiner Kay Scrapetta.

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Thoughts on: The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen
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Thoughts on: The Secrets of Mary Bowser by Lois Leveen

Man of la BookMay 16, 2012

Based on a true story, Mary has been a slave to the Van Lew family in Richmond, VA. Bet Van Lew, the daughter and abolitionist, frees Mary and sends her to school in Philadelphia.

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Book Review: James Monroe by Gary Hart
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Book Review: James Monroe by Gary Hart

Man of la BookJuly 26, 2010

James Monroe s a short biography written by Gary Hart (US Senator, D – CO) about the 5th President of the United States, last one to server in the Revolution

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Book Review: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis
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Book Review: American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson by Joseph J. Ellis

Man of la BookJuly 16, 2010

Mr. Ellis tries to explain what cannot be explained – the paradox which is Jefferson. The contradictions between Jefferson’s written letters and his actions

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