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Saturday, January 29, 2022

A Tale of Two Antagonists

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Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were interesting characters. Exactly the type of characters a novelist needs to carry a story. In writ...
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Lincoln on the Verge, Ted Widmer

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Over 15,000 books have been written about Abraham Lincoln, supposedly more than any other person except Jesus. This tower of books at the Fo...
Thursday, January 13, 2022

War on the Waters, James M. McPherson

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  With the exception of the Monitor vs. Merrimack (CSS Virginia), naval battles get short shrift in Civil War books. McPherson certainly fil...
Friday, December 31, 2021

Happy New Year

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  Let's make 2022 a great year for everyone.
Friday, December 10, 2021

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah

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Books make a thoughtful present and are a great entertainment value. They provide hour upon hour of personal pleasure, and then they can be ...
Thursday, November 11, 2021

Veterans Day Memorial

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My father never met me. He died in WWII in the cockpit of his P-51. I wouldn't be here, except for a brief leave between flight school a...
Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Bridge Across the Ocean, A Novel by Jack B. Rochester

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I like fish out of water stories. The Steve Dancy Tales is about a New Yorker trying to survive the Wild West and Bridge Across the Ocean  ...
Wednesday, September 29, 2021

The Templar Reprisals at The Fictional Café

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  “The Templar Reprisals,” An Excerpt by James D. Best Today, the Fictional Café has published an excerpt from The Templar Reprisals . You ...