Category Archives: Book Reviews

Far back in my distant past, when public schools still used to teach American history, I have a vague recollection of being taught by my teachers that Benjamin Franklin and John Adams were sent to France to enlist their aid … Continue reading →

“Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and others have greatness thrust upon them.” William Shakespeare If Stacy Schiff’s Samuel Adams: Revolutionary (The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams a book by Stacy Schiff (bookshop.org) is any guide, … Continue reading →

The Grimnoir Chronicles, by Larry Corriea, is a noir fantasy trilogy set in 1930s America. In this alternate history, a source of “magic” appears in our world in the late 19th century. At first only a few individuals are able … Continue reading →