Nonfiction
The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl: How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis
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Polish biologist Rudolf Weigl developed the first typhus vaccine, made from carefully cultivated colonies of lice, in Lwów, Poland before WWII. He ...Read Review
Enduring Courage: Ace Pilot Eddie Rickenbacker and the Dawn of the Age of Speed
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The most inspiring biographies (at least for this reviewer) do more than just recount a life story; they paint a portrait of the ...Read Review
Herzl
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Theodor Herzl, even though he died at an early age in 1904, is widely considered to have been the main influencing force behind the ...Read Review
American Spring: Lexington, Concord, and the Road to Revolution
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This narrative begins with Revere’s winter ride of 1774 and ends with George Washington assuming command of the colonial troops in July of 1775. ...Read Review
One Summer: America 1927
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1927 was certainly an eventful year for the USA. Charles Lindbergh made the first solo transatlantic flight, and immediately became the world’s most ...Read Review
The Victorian Detective
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This slim little volume was a surprise – I expected a work on Victorian detectives to be a great deal more substantial. With a ...Read Review
The Heathen School
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The intersection of the idealism, religious fervor, and experimentation of the early American republic with 19th-century racism provides the context for this account ...Read Review
The Ariadne Objective
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What should be your first objective when dropped behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied Crete? To kidnap the commanding officer of course. So concluded ...Read Review
Jefferson and Hamilton
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This history covers the lives of two founding fathers from the 1740s into the 19th century. When I saw that here “J” precedes “...Read Review
Forbidden Fashions: Invisible Luxuries in Early Venetian Convents
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As a costume historian, I jumped at the chance to review this book, especially since the nuns I knew while attending Catholic school ...Read Review