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18th Century

The Sparks Fly Upward

By Diana Norman - Published 2006

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As the waning days of the French Revolution evolve into the Reign of Terror, marked by indiscriminate beheadings, fear and the tyranny of ...Read Review

The Longing Season

By Christine Schaub - Published 2006

Genres:

Biographical Fiction Inspirational

This is the most compelling novel about slavery that I have ever read, not because of horrific details, but because it reveals how ...Read Review

Command

By Julian Stockwin - Published 2006 (UK)Published 2007 (US)

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Adventure Nautical

It is the late 18th century, and Britain is at war with the French. At the start of the novel, Thomas Kydd is ...Read Review

Blast to the Past: Ben Franklin’s Fame

By Rhody Cohon - By Stacia Deutsch -

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Children/Young Adult

Jacob, Zack, Bo and Abigail are members of the “top-secret” History Club, founded by their history teacher Mr. Caruthers. Their objective is to ...Read Review

Passionate Minds

By David Bodanis - Published 2006

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Nonfiction

Emilie du Châtelet’s brilliant mind is nurtured by her elderly father, a rarity for a female in early 18th century France. ...Read Review

Memoirs of a Highland Lady

By Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus - Published (first ed. 1898)Published 2006

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Nonfiction

“On looking back I find little essential to regret and much, Oh so much, to be thankful for”. This is the last line ...Read Review

Paper Woman

By Suzanne Adair - Published 2006

Genres:

Adventure

Set during the American Revolution, Paper Woman follows Sophie Barton’s attempts to learn the truth behind the murders of her rebel father ...Read Review

Love in a Bottle

By Zoe Archer - Published 2006

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Romance

Sophie Andrews is more interested in botany than in her parents’ plan to marry her off advantageously, as befitting a wellborn young lady ...Read Review

Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution

By Caroline Weber - Published 2006 Published 2007

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Nonfiction

This biography with a twist follows the life of Marie Antoinette from her childhood in Austria to her execution in France, concentrating on ...Read Review