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The Real Horse Soldiers: Benjamin Grierson’s Epic 1863 Civil War Raid through Mississippi by Timothy B. Smith

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Jeff Grim / 1 Comment

I consider myself fairly knowledgeable on the Civil War, but periodically I am surprised by an event that I have not read about. This is the case with Timothy S...

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Layover by David Bell

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 3 Comments

I will admit to being a fickle reader these days. My life has been rather crazy at the last four months or so, more anon on that perhaps, and so my mood seems t...

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Lucretia and the Kroons by Victor LaValle

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

A fantastical novella about a young girl’s journey into a dark netherworld to find her missing best friend. But is it a "dazzlingly imaginative adventure story...

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Benice: An Adventure of Love and Friendship by Metin Karayaka

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

A middle-grade bedtime storybook written and illustrated in the tradition of classics. While adventures teach boys and girls importance of family and friendship...

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Holding the Line on the River of Death: Union Mounted Forces at Chickamauga, September 18, 1863 by Eric J. Wittenberg

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Jeff Grim / 2 Comments

My favorite Civil War author, Eric J. Wittenberg, has recently written a book on the Union mounted force’s delaying action on September 18, 1863 at Chicka...

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Quick Take: One Fatal Mistake by Tom Hunt

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

It turned out to be the fast paced thriller I was looking for but I was left cold by the ending. Everything went barreling toward a climax and then it just ki...

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