Virginia

Fun Facts Friday: Frances Parkinson Keyes

Frances Parkinson Keyes (21 July, 1885 – 3 July, 1970) was a novelist who wrote about her life as the…

9 months ago

Fun Facts Friday: James Branch Cabell

James Branch Cabell was a Virginian author known for writing fantasy fiction, comedies, short stories, essays, as well as poetry

1 year ago

Book Review: John Tyler, the Accidental President by Edward P. Crapol

I enjoyed reading John Tyler, the Accidental President and learned a lot about a President whose name most Americans won’t…

1 year ago

Book Review: Civil War Stories: Strange Tales, Oddities, Events & Coincidences by Web Garrison

Civil War Stories by Web Garrison is a wonderful addition to any American civil war library and a fascinating read…

2 years ago

Audiobook Review: The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard

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

2 years ago

Book Review: Gray Mountain by John Grisham

The book’s strength is the presentation of coal mining, it’s benefits & destroying the environment. The struggles of coal miners…

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

Book Review: My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

A descendant of Sally Hemmings and Thomas Jefferson has been drive away from her neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA by a…

3 years ago

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

Judah’s life was shattered when she was stolen from her village in Africa beaten, chained, enslaved, ending up as an…

3 years ago

Fun Facts Friday: Charlotte Zolotow

Charlotte Zolotow (26 June, 1915 – 19 November, 2013) was a prolific writer of children books, editor and poet. Mrs.…

4 years ago

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