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Book Review: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Lincoln’s ability to let go of personal slights is one of his attributes, infusing his administration with talented individuals, albeit…

9 months ago

Book Review: The Rail Splitter by John Cribb

The Rail Splitter is expertly researched, books like this should be the standard for historical fiction. One could learn a…

11 months ago

Fun Facts Friday: Sidney Sheldon

Sidney Sheldon was an award-winning writer, director and producer. His career included Broadway plays, motion pictures, as well as television…

2 years ago

Book Review: Lost Cities Ancient Tombs edited by Ann Williams

Besides enjoying the sections about places I’ve been to there are several other places that I either always wanted to…

2 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: John George Nicolay

John George Nicolay (26, February, 1832 – 26 September, 1901) served as the private secretary to Abraham Lincoln, and co-authored…

3 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: James Jones

James Jones (6 November, 1921 – 9 May, 1977)was an American author, mostly known for his award winning novel From…

4 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Upton Sinclair

Upton Sinclair (20 September, 1878 – 25 November, 1968) was an American writer, winner of the Pulitzer Prize, who published books…

5 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Edgar Lee Masters

Edgar Lee Masters (23 August, 1868 – 5 March, 1950) was a poet and biographer from Kansas. A series of…

5 years ago

Book Review: Lincoln’s Last Trial by Dan Abrams & David Fisher

The book immediately caught my attention since I really enjoy these min-biographies which delve in depth into a short, but…

6 years ago

Book Review: The Indifferent Stars Above by Daniel James Brown

A non-fiction book telling the harrowing story of the folks being stuck on top of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in…

9 years ago

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