Category: History

December 18, 2024

The Wager by David Grann *** (of 4)

The Wager is the name of a ship launched by the British Navy in 1742. It was part of a small fleet sent to the...

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December 15, 2024

A Childhood by Harry Crews **** (of 4)

Published in 1978 and reissued in 2022, Harry Crews, an American novelist recounts the first five years of his life. He grew up in south...

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November 4, 2024

The Wide Wide Sea by Hampton Sides **** (of 4)

In 1776, Great Britain's King George sent his Navy to put down a rebellion fomented by British colonists on the eastern shore of North America....

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November 4, 2024

Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead *** (of 4)

No one does a better job of capturing an era (early 1970s), a place (Harlem), or characters. New York City is on the verge of...

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September 14, 2024

The Ground Breaking by Scott Ellsworth *** (of 4)

Scott Ellsworth answers a question I've pondered ever since I first learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. How come I had never heard...

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August 7, 2024

Surprise, Kill, Vanish by Annie Jacobsen *** (of 4)

Not as groundbreaking as her first book, Area 51, Surprise, Kill, Vanish is a highlight reel of the CIA’s known exploits and failures. Beginning with...

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July 25, 2024

Goodnight Irene, by Luis Alberto Urrea **** (of 4)

Based on accounts from the author’s mother, Luis Alberto Urrea has created a fictional account of two young women who volunteer for the Red Cross...

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July 12, 2024

Burn Book by Kara Swisher ** (of 4)

You can take my review with a grain of salt: everyone else loves this book. Swisher has been reporting on advances in technology since the...

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June 26, 2024

Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen *** (of 4)

This is Annie Jacobsen’s first book in a series of investigative journalism pieces into top-secret practices of the U.S. government. Using the Freedom of Information...

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June 10, 2024

Essex Dogs by Dan Jones **** (of 4)

In July of 1346, King Edward crossed the English Channel to reclaim territory taken by his independently-minded cousin, King Phillipe. Thousands of troops land on...

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