HNR Issue 13 (August 2000)
The King of Vinland’s Saga
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The King of Vinland’s Saga is the unusual tale of Sigtrygg Thorgilsson, orphaned grandson of the legendary Viking Leif Eiriksson. Sigtrygg is ...Read Review
A Time for Treason
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After George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River, they fought the British Army using gunpowder obtained from Bermuda, a British colony. ...Read Review
Murder at Manassas: A Harrison Raines Civil War Mystery
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The author, a longtime Washington correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, puts his passion for American history and his impressive knowledge of Washington’s ...Read Review
The Stars Compel
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In this sequel to The Stars Dispose, Roessner continues her retelling of the life of Catherine de’ Medici in a story whose characters ...Read Review
Sign-Talker: The Adventure of George Drouillard on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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While the story of the exploration and settling of the American West by white Americans in the face of stubborn resistance by red ...Read Review
Gardens in the Dunes
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In Gardens In The Dunes, Leslie Marmon Silko writes about Indigo, a child of the Sand Lizard people, a tribe on the brink ...Read Review
Ashes of Britannia (The Warrior Queens)
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“From the ashes of Britannia arose a legend,” and her name was Boadicea, Druid priestess and Queen of the Celtic Iceni. This third ...Read Review
The Forgotten Queen (Warrior Queen)
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The early twelfth century, during the reign of Henry I, son of William the Conqueror, was a time of relative peace. It was ...Read Review
Blazing Tree: A Michael Merrick Mystery (Michael Merrick Mysteries)
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Adamson, whose previous mysteries have been set in present day Puerto Rico, begins a new series with this book. Set in 19th century ...Read Review
O Jerusalem
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In Beekeeper’s Apprentice, the first book in this series, a short paragraph covers the Palestine interlude with a promise from the author ...Read Review
