Nonfiction
Kentucky Clay
When I received this book to review, I expected it to be largely centered on two of Kentucky’s most famous…
Patterns of Fashion 1540-1660
This illustrated work devoted to linen clothes of the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods is the companion to the previous…
The Fog of Gettysburg: The Myths and Mysteries of the Battle
Another book on Gettysburg? Fortunately, the answer is “yes.” While the battle of Gettysburg is indeed the most analyzed three…
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out
Created by 108 renowned authors and illustrators and the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, Our White House: Looking In…
Becoming Queen
Despite the picture on the cover of a young Queen Victoria, this book is actually about both her and Princess…
Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster
The latest beneficiary of Alison’s Weir’s biographical attentions is the little-known but often reviled Katherine Swynford, the long-time mistress and…
Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All
The book starts with Abel Tasman’s discovery of New Zealand in 1642 and tells the story of the first contact…
Napoleon in Egypt
Paul Strathern is a rare example of an intellectual who is eminently qualified in diverse fields. An award-winning novelist, Strathern…
Descartes’ Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason
This is not so much a “historical detective story” as a forensic travelogue of the remains of scientist/mathematician/philosopher Rene Descartes,…
Lady Worsley’s Whim: An 18th-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal, and Divorce
In the latter part of the 18th century, British society was enthralled and scandalised by the long-running and very public…
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