Tag Archives: history
Misleading Miss Verity, by Carolyn Miller
Disclaimer: Although I received a copy of this book from the publisher, the words and opinions below are my own. Let me start by saying, this is probably the first of Carolyn Miller’s Regency novels in which she got to … Continue reading
Opinion: This Labor Day, Consider the Global Cost of Labor
One of the deadliest industrial disasters in the USA took place in 1911. It killed 146 workers. One hundred and two years later, a building collapse in Bangladesh caused almost 10 times that number of deaths. Why haven’t lessons been … Continue reading
Non-fiction Review: Freedom’s Detective, by Charles Lane
Who was Hiram C. Whitley, second Chief of the United States Secret Service and the man who broke up KKK during the Reconstruction era? In this easy to understand narrative, journalist Charles Lane describes an enigma of a man who … Continue reading
Non-fiction Review: The Vikings: From Odin to Christ, by Martyn Whittock & Hannah Whittock
You would think that a book on history and Christianity would appeal to me. Add in the fact that I used to live near York, formerly known by the Viking name of Jorvik, and this should be a book I … Continue reading
Non-fiction Review: Hitler and the Habsburgs, by James Longo
Before the European Union, there was the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was a true melting pot, comprising different countries and cultures. Born in the country of Austria, Adolf Hitler despised how multi-cultural the Empire had become. Even the royal family was … Continue reading
Non-fiction Review: Bringing Down the Colonel, by Patricia Miller
Over a century before the onset of #metoo, a previously unknown woman brought a breach of marriage suit against a powerful Washington politician. This was no small thing since she would be required to reveal her status as a “fallen … Continue reading
What Would Mrs. Astor Do? A Review of the Upcoming Book by Cecelia Tichi
The Gilded Age has fascinated me for years. It’s a contradictory mix of outer beauty and inner ugliness. The homes that survive (for many have not) are examples of opulence. The “cottages” that were built as summer homes in Rhode … Continue reading
Aunt Branwell and the Brontë Legacy, by Nick Holland
In my memories, family trips to the Brontë parsonage in Haworth, West Yorkshire, always took place on gloomy days. The venue looked sinister; a building built so close to a cemetery full of gravestones and memorials which lurched unevenly towards … Continue reading
Non-fiction Review: Slave Steelers, by Timothy Ballard
The practice of slavery has not been consigned to the past. Even though laws have been passed in many industrialized countries prohibiting it, it still exists. It isn’t just a term used by certain public figures as a perceived form … Continue reading
Non-fiction Review: The Poison Plot, by Elaine Forman Crane
This is a tale about Benedict Arnold and the scandalous doings of his wife, Mary. That’s right, I said Benedict Arnold. Only, it’s not about THE Benedict Arnold who was the hero of Ticonderoga and later become an infamous traitor. … Continue reading
