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4.0 / 5.0
Though based around one family’s story, Jim Ruth's THE PURSUIT is a very readable and well-designed narrative history book that offers plenty for a general...
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3.5 / 5.0
Written by his wife, Katherine J. Batsis, DR. ANDREW BATSIS, HUSBAND! DENTIST! KIWANIAN! SANTA CLAUS? is a comprehensive and well-rounded tribute to its subject. For...
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4.5 / 5.0
A nostalgic look into a happy childhood, Robert Ross Williams’s WOODLAWN GIANTS is a charming and heartfelt memoir reflecting on the life of a young...
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4.6 / 5.0
With MARGINAL MAN: Life of Emilio Goggio, Paul Redvers Brown makes good on a decades-old promise and delivers a fascinating glimpse of the socio-political climate...
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3.5 / 5.0
Barbara Bergren's WITNESS FOR MY FATHER is a richly detailed story and a testament to the indomitable human spirit.
May 19, 2023
SEARCHING FOR CHARLES: The Untold Legacy of an Immigrant’s American Adventure
By Stephen WattsRating:
3.0 / 5.0
Genealogy lovers will be enthralled by author Stephen Watts’ SEARCHING FOR CHARLES, a fascinating, authentic and epic search to uncover his American family tree.
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Rating:
4.2 / 5.0
John R. Strasburg's HE CHARGED ALONE is an impeccably researched biography of one of the most decorated American soldiers in history - scrupulous, thoughtful, and...
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4.5 / 5.0
A magisterial recounting of the life of George S. Patton's wife Beatrice, Stefanie van Steelandt's LADY OF THE ARMY offers a frank and sympathetic portrait...
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3.0 / 5.0
In LOVE ALWAYS, ALICE, Mary Matthews Fetterman shares a collection of World War II letters written by her aunt, Captain Alice Matthews, that create a...
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Rating:
4.6 / 5.0
Exploring the cyclical nature of life through a pair of life stories set a century apart, Henry Van Berkel’s WALKS BY BIG ALEX’S POND is...
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4.7 / 5.0
Ricardo Suárez-Gärtner’s LEAVES IN THE WIND (HOJAS AL VIENTO) is an intriguing, unique journey through the author’s lineage, using brief stories and two languages to...
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5.0 / 5.0
Nicole Martin Salter's WARRIOR IN THE MUD is an uplifting memoir of an extraordinary life, written with skill, insight, and no small amount of courage.