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Category Archives: Reviews
The Great War: A Christmas Pause
At the beginning of January, I decided to devote part of the year’s reading to the Great War, in recognition of its 100-year anniversary. I created a list of books that would address some areas of the war I was … Continue reading
This week: Christmas
With the fourth Sunday of Advent behind us, I suppose it is liturgically safe to bid one and all a MERRY CHRISTMAS. I work all of two days this week, the rest of the time being spent feeling somewhat sorry … Continue reading
Brian’s Saga, continued: Winter, River, and Return
Brian’s Winter / The River / Brian’s Return© Gary Paulsen 1996, 1991, 1999 Hatchet told the story of a young teenager named Brian who survived a crash landing in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. Forced by the pressing … Continue reading
Lord of the World
Lord of the World © 1908 Robert Hugh Benson 352 pages At the turn of the 21st century, war between the states of Europe and the East threatens; at the midnight hour, however, comes an obscure American politician, a senator … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholicism, Christian literature, Christianity, dystopia, religion
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Hatchet
Hatchet© 1987 Gary Paulsen195 pages Hitching a ride on a small plane to meet his father in Alaska, young Brian is left alone thousands of miles in air when his pilot succumbs to a heart attack. The thirteen-year old is no … Continue reading
Sailing from Byzantium
Sailing from Byzantium: How a Lost Empire Shaped the World© 2005 Colin Wells368 pages Isaac Asimov referred to Byzantium as a forgotten empire, lost and dismissed to the western mind as a decayed remnant of a once-great … Continue reading
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Tagged Classics and Literary, Eastern Europe, Eastern Rome/Byzantine, history, Islam, literature, Medieval, Middle East, Near East, religion, Russia
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The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc
The Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc © 1896 Mark Twain 455 pages In 1428, a young French teenager arrived at the court of Robert Baudricourt and announced that she and he were to be allies in … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, France, Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc, Lives of the Saints, Mark Twain, military, religion
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The Strange Career of Jim Crow
The Strange Career of Jim Crow© 1955, 1965 C. Van Woodward245 pages Fifty years ago, racial and civil unrest swept the United States as organized resistance to the morally outrageous and legally dodgy practice of … Continue reading
Posted in history, Politics and Civic Interest, Reviews
Tagged America, American South, Civil Rights, history, law, politics, Politics-CivicInterest, race
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This week: Christmasish
It’s been a quiet week for me, most of my time being spent in bed — stomach viruses are no fun at all! I’ve been too weak and bedridden to do any real reading, though I did finish two short … Continue reading
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