The day I received Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt, Community, and Craft my parents were here for a visit. Knowing my mom and her love for quilt and craft, I handed her the book to see if she might like glancing through it. She did. Off and on throughout the weekend she perused the…
Category Archives: History
Stubborn Twig
Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese American Family was everything I hoped it would be and then some. It is a book that needed to be written as it is a story that needed to be told. I am a history buff. I’m so much of one that I’m actually going…
Rhyme
When I recently reviewed a book about Preparing your Heart for Christmas, I mentioned that I’m usually a little slow on the uptake — meaning that I only start studying or meditating on the meaning of Christmas after I experience Christmas. The same thing happened for Martin Luther King, Jr. day. When the day came,…
Strand
Strand: An Odyssey of Pacific Ocean Debris is one of those books where the premise sounds intriguing but you aren’t quite sure if the entire book is going to measure up. In this case, it did. It’s unexpectedly exciting and unusual for what I would normally choose to read for myself. Strand is written by…
The Ice Diaries, by Captain William R. Anderson
I don’t remember when the last time was that I found myself so inspired by one of man’s more heroic journeys. This book, The Ice Diaries, was written by Captain William R. Anderson who guided the USS Nautilus on it’s journey through the North Pole, the first underwater expedition of its kind. It is a…
Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain
Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain, published by Peachtree Publishers, is a memoir of Li Keng Wong. It is written for ages 8-12 to explain what it was like for her and her family to immigrate from China to America. It is not an easy subject matter to deal with, nor is it a…
Titanic’s Last Secrets
I wasn’t sure whether or not I would enjoy this book when I received it. The title was interesting. The subject matter was fascinating. I love history, so why not?! It would all depend on how it was written. I had not previously read any books or done any research on the Titanic and I…
Jane Yolen Separates Fact from Fiction
It’s fall and apple season is upon us. When we bite into a crisp juicy apple, our thoughts often turn to the character of Johnny Appleseed. Today, September 26, is Johnny Appleseed Day, in honor of his birthday (and you can celebrate again on March 11, the day he died, which some have proclaimed to…
America’s Hidden History
The full title (and subtitle) of this book is The Untold Tales of The First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation. And so it sometimes is. (It depends on how much history you have read as to how much of this book is unknown or forgotten.) You might recognize the author’s…
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