Machado de Assis was a Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright. He is considered to be one of the greatest Brazilian writers of all time.
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Check out some fun facts about Hannah More (2 February, 1745 – 7 September, 1833) was a religious writer, poet, and playwright from England.
The Rail Splitter is expertly researched, books like this should be the standard for historical fiction. One could learn a lot from books like this
I enjoyed reading John Tyler, the Accidental President and learned a lot about a President whose name most Americans won’t even recognize.
Relying on documents relating to Harrison’s activity in Indiana from the Indiana Historical Society, the author provides a window into frontier challenges
Alphonse de Lamartine was a poet, author, and statement from French. He is remembered for being a key player in the foundation of the Second Republic
Take My Hand is the story of a young African-American nurse who finds herself administering trial sterilization shots to young African-American girls.
Favorite book quotes from this week, including Elizabeth Kerri Mahon, Keigo Higashino, John Pollack, Frederick Kempe, Henry Kissinger, and Jeff Shaara
The author & his family on a series of vacations following Jefferson’s 1788 book attempting to observer what he saw and experienced
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