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William Martin

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William Martin is a New York Times bestselling author of eleven novels. He is best known for his historical fiction, which has chronicled the lives of the great and the anonymous in American history while bringing to life legendary American locations, from Cape Cod to Annapolis. He has also written an award-winning PBS documentary, magazine articles, book reviews, and a cult-classic horror movie, too. He was the recipient of the prestigious 2005 New England Book Award, given to "an author whose body of work stands as a significant contribution to the culture of the region." And in 2015, the USS CONSITUTION Museum gave him the Samuel Eliot Morison Award. He has three grown children and lives near Boston with his wife.

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	Back Bay (Peter Fallon, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 1,702 ratings — published 1979 — 17 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
	Cape Cod 3.97 avg rating — 1,211 ratings — published 1991 — 13 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
	Harvard Yard (Peter Fallon, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 994 ratings — published 2003 — 12 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 Lost Constitution (Peter Fallon, #3) 3.66 avg rating — 1,055 ratings — published 2007 — 15 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 Lincoln Letter (Peter Fallon, #5) 3.83 avg rating — 958 ratings — published 2015 — 16 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
	Annapolis 3.92 avg rating — 533 ratings — published 1996 — 10 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
	City of Dreams (Peter Fallon, #4) 3.99 avg rating — 534 ratings — published 2010 — 18 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
	Citizen Washington 4.03 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 1999 — 10 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
	Bound for Gold (Peter Fallon, #6) 4.22 avg rating — 178 ratings — 6 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 Rising of the Moon 3.74 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1987 — 12 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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I am going to bed. No more to learn tonight. This was a terrible thing on a beautiful day on Boston's biggest annual weekend, when we celebrate the beginning of the American Revolution with the oldest marathon in the world. Somebody - or somebodies - saw a twenty...-six mile long target of opportunity. It might be Islamic terrorists. It might be homegrown wackos. We don't know yet. But they too... Read more of this blog post »

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Published on April 16, 2013 06:41 • Tags: boston, patriot-s-day, the-american-revolution, the-boston-marathon, the-boston-public-library

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William liked Melissa's review of Bound for Gold (Peter Fallon, #6): "One of those books you can't put down This era of history has never been very appealing to me, but I love the format of William Martin's books, telling two parallel stories from different time periods. I was not disappointed." Read more of this review »
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William and 3 other people liked Joseph Finder's review of Bound for Gold (Peter Fallon, #6): "BOUND FOR GOLD is the kind of epic saga readers can get lost in. Martin's series character, Peter Fallon, is still at the top of his game, but the book's real fun is in its history of old California. "
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“A man will be known by his books.”
― William Martin, Harvard Yard

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“And the violence we will reap,
Is bred from the anger we sow.”
― William Martin

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“And part of growin’ up is learnin’ to see the world through other men’s eyes.”
― William Martin, Citizen Washington

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HISTORICAL FICTION POLL "C"
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests. You will only receive one notification per poll. There will be simultaneous polls so please make sure to vote in each one.

C.S. Forester

MR. MIDSHIPMAN HORNBLOWER BY C.S. FORESTER

8 votes, 21.6%

James A. Michener

ALASKA BY JAMES A. MICHENER

4 votes, 10.8%

Naomi Novik

HIS MAJESTY'S DRAGON BY NAOMI NOVIK

4 votes, 10.8%

Kenneth Roberts

RABBLE IN ARMS BY KENNETH ROBERTS

3 votes, 8.1%

Gore Vidal

BURR BY GORE VIDAL

3 votes, 8.1%

Howard Pyle

MEN OF IRON BY HOWARD PYLE

3 votes, 8.1%

Gore Vidal

CREATION BY GORE VIDAL

3 votes, 8.1%

Robert Louis Stevenson

KIDNAPPED BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

3 votes, 8.1%

Gore Vidal

JULIAN BY GORE VIDAL

2 votes, 5.4%

Kenneth Roberts

NORTHWEST PASSAGE BY KENNETH ROBERTS

1 vote, 2.7%

The Lively Lady by Kenneth Lewis Roberts

Kenneth Lewis Roberts

THE LIVELY LADY BY KENNETH ROBERTS

1 vote, 2.7%

James A. Michener

SPACE BY JAMES A. MICHENER

1 vote, 2.7%

Gore Vidal

LINCOLN BY GORE VIDAL

1 vote, 2.7%

James A. Michener

TEXAS BY JAMES A. MICHENER

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William Martin

CITIZEN WASHINGTON

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