Nonfiction
The Slave Ship, A Human History
‘One of the recurrent sounds of a slave ship was song. The sailors sometimes played instruments and sang, but more…
Charge! The Interesting Bits of Military History
Charge! is a miscellany of curious snippets of military history culled from Ancient Egypt to WWII. Most of the entries…
Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale was born in 1755, the child of a devout Connecticut family. At fifteen, he went to Yale, the…
God’s Executioner: Oliver Cromwell and the Conquest of Ireland
God’s Executioner opens in October 1649 with the seizing of the Charlemont fort in County Armagh and continues through to…
From Guns to Gavels: How Justice Grew Up in the Outlaw West
Lost in the Western frontier tales of steely-eyed gunfighters, crafty cattle thieves, and daring bank robbers is the slow but…
The Popes of Avignon: A Century in Exile
In the 14th century, Avignon, a small Provençal town beside the Rhone River, became the site of the papal court.…
I Believe In Yesterday
Tim Moore, known more for his amusing travel books, has written a wonderfully funny and intelligent account of his seven…
Elizabeth in the Garden
The grand gardens of the Elizabethan era with their mazes, lakes and burgeoning flower beds were not imagined merely for…
Hester: The Remarkable Life of Dr Johnson’s ‘Dear Mistress’
This is the biography of Hester Thrale, nee Salusbury. Relying heavily on over thirty years of her own writings known…
Salem Witch Judge: The Life and Repentance of Samuel Sewall
In 1692 Samuel Sewall, age 44, was one of the nine judges presiding over the Salem witch trials. Eve Laplante,…
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