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Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman

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July 28, 1956 in Gardena, California, The United States

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female

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http://www.elizabethcobbshoffman.com

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History, Literature & Fiction

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My mother...andPatrick O'Brian, Jane Austen, Larry McMurtry

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Author of: Broken Promises, A Novel of the Civil War (Random House 2011); Major Problems in American History (Houghton-Mifflin/Cengage 2011, 2006, 2002); All You Need is Love: The Peace Corps and the Spirit of the 1960s (Harvard 2000, 1998); and the Rich Neighbor Policy: Rockefeller and Kaiser in Brazil (Yale 1992).

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Average rating: 3.48 · 118 ratings · 45 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Broken Promises: A Novel of the Civil War 3.46 avg rating — 82 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	All You Need is Love: The Peace Corps and the Spirit of the 1960s 3.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Major Problems in American History, Volume II: Since 1865 by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman (Goodreads Author), Jon Gjerde 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Major Problems In American History, Volume 1: To 1877 by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman (Goodreads Author), Jon Gjerde 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Major Problems In American History Volume Two Plus History Handbook Plus Atlas by Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jon Gjerde (Editor), Cobbs 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Kennedy American Pageant Complete Thirteenth Edition Plus Cobbs Majorproblems in American History Volume Two Second Edition by David M. Kennedy, Jon Gjerde (Editor), Lizabeth Cohen 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1900 — 18 editions	My rating:
	Norton A People And A Nation Volume Two Eighth Edition Plus Cobbs Majorproblems In American History Volume Two Second Edition Plus Perrinpocket Guide To Chicago Manual Of Style by Mary Beth Norton, Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman (Goodreads Author), Robert Perrin 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:
	Berkin Making America Complete Brief Second Edition Plus Cobbs Majorproblems in American History Volume Two Second Edition Plus Berkinhistory Handbook by Carol Berkin, Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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The Long Shadow of the Civil War: Southern Dissent and Its Legacies

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Elizabeth Hoffman is now friends with Lisa
May 30, 2012 12:24pm
Elizabeth Hoffman marked as to-read: Supercontinent: Ten Billion Years in the Life of Our Planet by Ted Nield	My rating:
Oct 13, 2011 07:17pm
Elizabeth Hoffman made a comment in the group THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB — MODERN WRITERS- WHO DO YOU ENJOY THE MOST topic "Geraldine Brooks. Year of Wonders. A fabulous read. Historically engaging with deeply real, engaging characters. "
Oct 13, 2011 07:15pm
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Elizabeth Hoffman gave to: How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill read in June, 2011	My rating:
Poetry in prose. Elegant, elegiac history. Beautiful, moving, informative, alive! Read it now.I reread it yesterday--impressed all over again.
Jun 23, 2011 07:19am · see review
Elizabeth Hoffman liked Cherie's review of Broken Promises: " Broken Promises was a wonderful story. From the first page until the last line, I didn't want to put the book down. Elizabeth Hoffman is brilliant and her style of writing grabs the reader and won't let go. Baxter and Julia are star crossed lovers... " Read more of this review »
Apr 21, 2011 09:51pm · see review
Elizabeth Hoffman gave to: Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen read in April, 2011	My rating:
Face paced, well written, entertaining. Very illuminating about the Iditarod, and makes you glad you're only reading it!
Apr 21, 2011 09:03pm · see review
Elizabeth Hoffman made a comment in the group THE JAMES MASON COMMUNITY BOOK CLUB — ARE YOU A ONE BOOK AT A TIME READER? topic "I agree with Naseem. How can you love two at once?! "
Mar 26, 2011 04:59am
Elizabeth Hoffman added a status update: I'm reading White Tiger, and finding it both compulsive and funny. It's like watching a train wreck on laughing gas.
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