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James Rada Jr.

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I am a multi-award-winning journalist and copywriter. I have also written a number of books, both fiction and nonfiction and plan to write even more. I work as a freelance writer in Gettysburg, PA, where I live with my wife and sons.

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The past few weeks I’ve been revamping my website. Take a look at jamesrada.com if you haven’t seen it yet. One of the things that has been revamped is my history blog. It is now part of my website. You can visit the new blog here. If I got all the bells and whistles right, everyone who is following this blog should now be following the new blog. At some point, I will delete this blog. Meanwhil...

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	October Mourning: A Novel of the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic 3.76 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Canawlers: A Novel of the C&o Canal 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2001 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Logan's Fire 3.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rain Man really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Beyond the Battlefield: Stories from Gettysburg's Rich History 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Battlefield Angels: The Daughters of Charity Work as Civil War Nurses 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smoldering Betrayal it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking Back: True Stories of Mountain Maryland 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Lock Ready! (Literature & Fiction)

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Description: This is part of an upcoming historical novel that follows the Fitzgerald Family as they try to make their living on the C&O Canal during the Civil War. Lock Ready! is the third book in the series.

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Rough Weather (Spenser, #36)

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The Council of Twelve (The Hangman's Daughter #7)

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Library of Souls (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #3)

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This is a great story, which I enjoyed. I just didn't enjoy it quite as much as The Alienest. Carr does a great job of pulling you into turn-of-the-century New York. I also enjoy reading about the ensemble cast of characters.
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This is a great story, which I enjoyed. I just didn't enjoy it quite as much as The Alienest. Carr does a great job of pulling you into turn-of-the-century New York. I also enjoy reading about the ensemble cast of characters.
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