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Winner, 2018 U.S. History PROSE Award
The incredible stories of how trans men assimilated into mainstream communities in the late 1800s
In 1883, Frank Dubois gained national attention for his life in Waupun, Wisconsin. There he was known as a hard-working man, married to a young woman named Gertrude Fuller. What drew national attention to his seemingly unremarkable life was that he was revealed to be anatomically female. Dubois fit so well within...
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In a compelling approach to storytelling, When Europe Was a Prison Camp weaves together two accounts of a family's eventual escape from Occupied Europe. One, a memoir written by the father in 1941, the other, begun by the son in the 1980s, fills in the story of himself and his mother, supplemented by historical research. The result is both personal and provocative, involving as it does issues of history and memory, fiction and "truth," courage and...
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Imagine shuffling down Broadway through the hustle and bustle right into the nonstop, neon heart of New York City: 42nd Street.
Once a quiet neighborhood of brownstones and churches, the area wastransformed in the early 1900s into an entertainment hub unlike any in theworld. No place has ever evoked the glamour and romantic possibility of bigcity nightlife as vividly as did 42nd Street. It was the dazzle of "naughty, bawdy, gaudy" 42nd Street that...
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In this sequel to Stonebridge, it is 1959, and Rynna Wyatt's abusive husband Jason has fallen to his death after a fight with his bookish, disabled cousin Ted Demeray. The police would like to know exactly what happened, but it's impossible to tell the whole truth. Jason's death doesn't end his relationship with them. Rynna is pregnant with his child and traumatized by his abuse. She and Ted leave Stonebridge Manor to start a new life in Brenford,...
5) Desires
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Desires, the only novel by Celia (Tsilye) Dropkin (1887–1956), was originally serialized between March 31 and June 6, 1934, in the Jewish Daily Forward, or Forverts. Dropkin, a poet known for sexual and erotic themes, was born in Babruysk, a city in what is now Belarus, and immigrated to New York in 1912, where she adopted Yiddish as her primary literary language. In the 1930s she turned to prose, publishing this novel and ten short stories that...
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"Sepich offers his insight and detailed research to the less knowledgeable reader. He crafts a book that will delight the McCarthy specialists." -Western American Literature
Blood Meridian (1985), Cormac McCarthy's epic tale of an otherwise nameless "kid" who in his teens joins a gang of licensed scalp hunters whose marauding adventures take place across Texas, Chihuahua, Sonora, Arizona, and California during 1849 and 1850, is widely considered...
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During the Great War, in a German-occupied Red Cross hospital in Brussels, Belgium, there are three British nurses who will risk everything to save the lives of those in their care. These are the stories of the War Girls. Saving the Rifleman - British Red Cross nurse Maria Hunt lives in daily fear that the Germans will uncover her secret: she helps wounded British soldiers escape. Enticing the Spymaster - Judith Goddard is hiding in plain sight. A...
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The poignant story of how a Catholic priest uncovered the truth behind the murder of one and a half million Ukrainian Jews
Father Patrick Desbois documents the daunting task of identifying and examining all the sites where Jews were exterminated by Nazi mobile units in the Ukraine in WWII. Using innovative methodology, interviews, and ballistic evidence, he has determined the location of many mass gravesites with the goal of providing proper burials...
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A decade after leaving Louisiana amid a swirl of successes and sorrows, Joy Faye Savoy returns to the South. By her side is her scandalous best friend, never far from her mind is her unforgettable mother, and off in the Blue Ridge Mountains somewhere is the heartthrob from her past. While Joy's life in California is filled to overflowing with hearth and home, she has come to Asheville, North Carolina, seeking private atonement during springtime in...
10) The Governors
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They seek change by any means. Declaring their Death List, they launch a decade of terror. A cloud of fear smothers the Island. By the end of the storm, five murders have been committed, young love has been decimated, and countless families destroyed. Two of the guilty face the death penalty. The last executions to ever be carried out on British Territory. A sentence that sent shock waves through the British Establishment.
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Mercenaries have been with us since the dawn of civilization, yet in the modern world they are little understood. While many of today's freelance fighters provide support for larger military establishments, others wage war where the great powers refuse to tread. In War Dog, Al Venter examines the latter world of mercenary fighters effecting decisions by themselves. In the process he unveils a remarkable array of close-quarters combat action.
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12) Happy 80th Birthday Grandpa!: The Most Interesting & Fun Facts About the Year You Were Born (1944
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Take an interesting trip through 1944, a year that changed history and will be remembered for a long time. This book is a rich tapestry of stories, facts, and thoughts from a very important time in history: the middle of World War II. Explore the turning points, technological advances, and important people who had a big impact on this time of change, from the front lines to the home front. This story brings to life the essence of a time when a lot...
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Get the Summary of Ida Cook's The Bravest Voices in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Bravest Voices" is the memoir of Ida Cook, chronicling her life alongside her sister Louise, from their middle-class upbringing in England to their deep involvement in opera and their heroic efforts to save Jews from Nazi Germany. The narrative begins with Cook's early life, her family's love for music, and the sisters' shared...
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Rayanne's roommate convinces her to go out on a blind date with her, her boyfriend, and his buddy. Reluctant, Raynne agrees. The guys are shipping out the next day. Where was the harm in a little fun for one night? Except, Luca's deployment to Europe was rescheduled and two months later he is back in town. Albeit for only two weeks. A good man, he checks in to make sure the girl he can't forget, is okay. Not okay is an understatement. With no family...
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1941 sees Mollie McAllister, her friends, and America emerge from a simpler time to face a World War, that involved everyone in some way, nurses, and the military especially. Though many things are rationed, and everyone must conserve and work, these young women find ways to have fun and romance. Each day Mollie wonders if she will ever be reunited with her brother who is a prisoner of war, or her beloved fiancé, Ron, a Navy pilot on a carrier in...
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Inspired by real accounts of the Forgotten Blitz bombings, The British Booksellers highlights the courage of those whose lives were forever changed by war—and the stories that bind us in the fight for what matters most.
A tenant farmer's son had no business daring to dream of a future with an earl's daughter, but that couldn't keep Amos Darby from his secret friendship with Charlotte Terrington...until the reality of the Great War sobered youthful...
18) Carry On
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Enjoy this kind and gentle historical fantasy romance set in the magical community of Great Britain during the Great War.Elen has a nurse's hands.Sent home from the Front after a injury leaves her with ongoing headaches, Elen is desperate to do her part for the War effort. Assigned to a mysterious patient, she wants to help him recover.The Temple of Healing should be a sanctuary. But when Elen tries to find out more about her patient, she can't get...
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How is the Holocaust remembered in Romania since the fall of communism? Alexandru Florian and an international group of contributors unveil how and why Romania, a place where large segments of the Jewish and Roma populations perished, still fails to address its recent past. These essays focus on the roles of government and public actors that choose to promote, construct, defend, or contest the memory of the Holocaust, as well as the tools-the press,...
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In World War II–torn England, a young woman must fight to keep her family together, whatever the cost
Ginnie Travis has been working in her father's shop for the past five years, trying to keep it afloat. When scandal rocks her family just as relentless Nazi raids threaten their very lives, Ginnie and her sister are forced to flee and stay with their aunt in the North of England. The last thing she expects to find in the quiet countryside is love,...
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