19th Century
Jesse Bowman: A Union Boy’s War Story
Young readers are the target audience of this American Civil War story. Jesse Bowman enlists in the Chicago Zouaves, a…
Eiffel’s Tower
The 1889 Exposition Universelle would be forgotten by all but a few were it not for the centerpiece of the…
We Two: Victoria and Albert: Rulers, Partners, Rivals
Gill, biographer of Florence Nightingale, turns her attention to one of the most famous marriages of 19th-century England, that of…
Lincoln and His Boys
In Lincoln and His Boys, Rosemary Wells traces Lincoln’s journey to the presidency and through the Civil War years through…
Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict
Regency romance intertwines with modern chick lit in this is the highly anticipated sequel to Confessions of a Jane Austen…
A Monster’s Note
What would it mean if Mary Shelley’s monster had been real? What implications would there be for her story, what…
Florence Nightingale
At the age of 17, Florence received a calling from God, and although she persisted in her quest to study…
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
It is the summer of 1899, and 11-year old Calpurnia Virginia Tate discovers that her forbidding grandfather is actually an…
Journey to Goliad
The fourth in an ongoing series for YA/middle readers, Journey to Goliad once again transports the trio of Jackie, Hannah…
The True Adventures of Charley Darwin
The book is very much a record of Charles Darwin’s youth from the time he is a nine-year-old going off…
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