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Mary Kearny: A Tale of Forbidden Love in 1780s England

by Katherine Mezzacappa The Ballad of Mary Kearny is an immersive read into the 1780s world of England, Ireland, and France. Conflicts stem from the title character’s class and religion- Mary is in servitude, a Catholic in Protestant England. She … Continued

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First on the Beach – D Day

June 6, 1944 Today, June 6, 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord, D Day, the invasion of France in World War 2, by 73,000 Americans, 83,000 British, 14000 Canadians, 3200 Australians, and a handful of New Zealanders like … Continued

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Cinnamon Girl by Trish MacEnulty

The guys with their bushy hair wandered around shirtless, flinging Frisbees into the sky, and the women lounged on the grasses or danced, their long hair flying about like so many silk scarves. And everyone shared--their blankets, their pot, their music and laughter.

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War Sonnets by Susannah Willey

War Sonnets – A story of survival, and seeing both sides 1942: In the war-torn jungles of the Phillippines, on the island of Luzon, two soldiers scout the landscape. Under ordinary circumstances, they might be friends, but in the hostile … Continued

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The River Remembers

Samantha Lockwood, Day Sets, and Harriet Robinson come to Fort Snelling from very different backgrounds. It’s 1835 and the world is changing, fast, and they are all struggling to keep up. After she refuses another suitor he’s chosen for her, … Continued

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Did You Know… John William Boehne ?

We were being blown away from the beach, and had to come back through heavy waves.

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Memorial Day Tribute

Did you know John Thompson Prior? I have been reading about the siege of Bastogne, Christmas 1944. The many enormous sacrifices strike me with awe. There was love and humanity even for enemies. Most heroes never intended to be one. … Continued

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Coffee Pot Book Club Spotlight

by Salina B Baker, Stephanie Churchill (Foreword), Sharon Bennett Connolly, Elizabeth Corbett, Virginia Crow, Cathie Dunn, Karen Heenan, Michael Ross, and Samantha Wilcoxson We all know the past is the past, but what if you could change history? We asked … Continued

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Godwine Kingmaker – Coffee Pot Blog

   English history changes in an instant. Wandering alone after a battle, enemies all around, a Danish Jarl (noble) stumbles out of the forest, and finds a teenage Saxon boy. This encounter between Ulf of Denmark and Godwine of Wessex, … Continued

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Paul Revere’s Fake News

“Fake news”, “yellow journalism”, “propaganda” - whatever you like to call it - the practice of distorting and embellishing facts to suit a political agenda and inflaming sentiment- is not new.

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