Tag: History
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Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell Book Review
Assassination Vacation is a nonfiction discussion on three American presidents and their assassins as told by one with an obsession so great, she actually took a vacation to visit each and every landmark associated with the murders. Lincoln (R) in 1865, Garfield (R) in 1881, and McKinley (R) in 1901 are the three presidents she […]
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Local Author New Release: Around the World in Search of Whales by John F. Martin
New Bedford Whaling Museum to publish long-awaited and artfully illustrated whaling journal, considered a masterpiece of its genre. “Around the World in Search of Whales: A Journal of the Lucy Ann Voyage” launches Dec.9 By John F. Martin, edited by Kenneth R. Martin “Cursed whaling and quit it. Dam them [who] will not get up […]
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Abandoned by the Vatican by Jack Doherty Book Review
Abandoned by the Vatican: My Clandestine Journey to Support Secret Priests Behind the Iron Curtain is the little known but true tale of the “Book Priest” and his project to secretly ship Catholic books to illegal priests in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Yugoslavia, and Romania during the Cold War. You would think a tale such as this […]
