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<![CDATA[Craig added 'The Partly Cloudy Patriot']]>
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to: The Partly Cloudy Patriot (Paperback)bySarah Vowell
A few good essays, including one on twins, but not as interesting as my first take on Vowell - the Assassination Vacation.
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<![CDATA[Craig added 'The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln']]>
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The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln (Hardcover)
bySean Wilentz bookshelves: currently-reading,
early-american-history
Since I never got into this book, I'm moving it from currently reading to the 'to read' shelf.
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<![CDATA[Craig added 'Assassination Vacation']]>
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to: Assassination Vacation (Paperback)bySarah Vowell bookshelves: 19th-century-american-history,
20th-century-american-history
Quick enjoyable read leaving you yearning for more vowels and consonants from the writer, an obvious history buff. Could consider assigning this to my AP US History students.
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<![CDATA[Craig added 'The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey']]>
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to: The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (Hardcover)byTrenton Lee Stewart bookshelves: bedtime-read-aloud-books
A little bit of a letdown from this series' great first offering. Does provide some nice character development but the story itself wasn't as riveting.
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<![CDATA[Craig added 'What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848']]>
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to: What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 (Oxford History of the United States)byDaniel Walker Howe bookshelves: 19th-century-american-history
Outstanding and exhaustive look at life in America between 1815-1848, starting with the short-lived Era of Good Feelings and concluding with the tumultuous revolutions of 1848. Howe doesn't hold back any punches (especially with his lack of respect for Andrew Jackson) and offers even looks at some other important figures during the era such as John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, James Polk and John Tyler. It's a little light on the Gold Rush and heavier on The War with Mexico, but at almost 900 pages, there's almost nothing during this era the book totally ignores. A great addition to the historian's library for anyone interested in the antebellum and well-worthy of its Pulitzer Prize.
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<![CDATA[Craig added 'The Given Day: A Novel']]>
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The Given Day: A Novel (Hardcover)
byDennis Lehane bookshelves: currently-reading
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Craig made a comment on Jessica Huynh's profile:
How is A World Lit by Fire? What is the book about?
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