HNR Issue 23 (February 2003)
Eclipse
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Eclipse is a fictionalized account of the lives of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark after their return from the first great transcontinental expedition ...Read Review
The Uninvited Countess
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The story starts with humorous banter between art dealer Bedford Green and his “famously tall and lovely assistant” Sloane. It’s 1925 and Gertrude ...Read Review
Alaska
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In a novel almost as magnificent as its subject matter, Michener tells the engrossing story of Alaska (derived from the Aleut word “Alyeska” ...Read Review
On Seas of Glory
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John Lehman, U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Reagan, is an unabashed admirer of sailors and of their contributions to American ...Read Review
Cheops: A Cupboard in the Sun
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Paul West’s Cheops is an amazing piece of fantastical, say, satire? It is not a novel to be lightly read. With the ...Read Review
Feathered Serpent
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The adventurer Hernan Cortés arrives on the coast of Mexico with a handful of men, armor, horses and guns. He proceeds to ...Read Review
Gunman’s Goal
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Max Brand is one of this country’s most famous western writers, so that’s how this latest of his works is being ...Read Review
Children of Cain
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Bronwen Llyr, U.S. Treasury agent, ventures into the thick of war. This story of a woman’s involvement in military intelligence expands ...Read Review
Oblivion’s Altar
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This fictional biography of Ridge Walker, a mixed-blood Cherokee leader, unflinchingly depicts his Nation’s travails from the years of the American Revolution ...Read Review
Waterwoman
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Annie Revels has a dream: to become a waterwoman, to work the sea, like her father. Her father is reluctant to encourage her; ...Read Review
