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Moonshine

by Isaac Randel

It’s impossible to read Alec Wilkinson’s "Moonshine" without feeling the magnetic draw of its star figure, state revenue agent Garland Bunting. Wilkinson’s short profile, reprinted for a new generation of readers, follows Bunting... Read More

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Cast Out of Eden

by Erika Harlitz Kern

Robert Aquinas McNally’s "Cast Out of Eden" is a detailed biography of American naturalist and Sierra Club founder John Muir. Born in Scotland, Muir arrived in the United States as a boy. He was brought by his father, who began a farm... Read More

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North Star

by Isaac Randel

"North Star" is an inspiring biography that recognizes the quiet heroism of its subject, a dedicated priest. In "North Star", Yukon Story Laureate John Firth delivers a compassionate portrait of Father Jean-Marie Mouchet, the French... Read More

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Marginal Man

by Stephanie Marrie

"Marginal Man" is the thoughtful biography of a controversial but respected immigrant professor. Prompted by a promise to set the record straight about Emilio Goggio’s postwar reputation, "Marginal Man" is Paul Redvers Brown’s... Read More

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