Tag: history

BOOK REVIEW: American Spring by Walter R. Borneman

April 20, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Book: American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution by Walter R. Borneman Genre: Historical Nonfiction Most Americans are familiar with the general idea of the events that led to the American Revolution, at least from their poetic, though not strictly factual presentation by Henry Longfellow. Listen, my children, and…

BOOK REVIEW: The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel

March 20, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments
Book: The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel Genre: Historical Nonfiction Description: As America’s Mercury Seven astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, television cameras focused on the brave smiles of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. They had tea with Jackie Kennedy,…

BOOK REVIEW: The Boys In the Boat by Daniel James Brown

March 9, 2015 Reading Life No Comments
Book: The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their epic quest for the gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown Genre: Historical Nonfiction Description (bookflap): Out of the depths of the Depression comes the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West…