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The Murphys of Rathcore Rectory

by Mari Carlson

"The Murphys of Rathcore Rectory" is a legacy-driven, period biography of an Irish family. Julia Turner’s family biography, "The Murphys of Rathcore Rectory", covers professors, ministers, abusers, doctors, soldiers, and charmers... Read More

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Las Riquezas de Rangoberra

“Some think it was dropped stone by stone from nesting birds tidying up nearby cliffs.” The island of Rangoberra, a beautiful island in the middle of the brilliant blue sea. The story begins in a search to find an heir to the throne.... Read More

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The Lewis & Clark Expedition

“One pair of good mockinsons [sic] will not last more than about two days,” reported John Ordway, a member of the famous expedition. Needle seed grass, prickly pear cactus, and razor-like stones tore at the explorers’ footwear on... Read More

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Drinking Girls and Their Dresses

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

In “The Empress of Ties,” one poem in this collection, two women in Florida begin a misguided venture to create a business making ties, undaunted by the climate: “In our town men wore bathing / suits. No one bought ties.” When... Read More

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Liberty for All

by George Cohen

In 1982, President Reagan asked the author to lead an effort to restore the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. A total of $87 million was needed, and the overhaul had to be completed by the summer of 1986, in time for the Statue’s... Read More

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Forgotten Readers

by Erik Bledsoe

This book is a remarkable piece of literary historical recovery. The author traces the rise and development of African American literary societies from the pre-Civil War era to the Harlem Renaissance, and shows how those societies... Read More

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