by Sarah Hutchins | Jun 13, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Books About Books, History
In 2001, cultural historian Kendall Taylor, Ph.D. published Sometimes Madness Is Wisdom: Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald: A Marriage. Now Taylor returns to the same subject matter in The Gatsby Affair: Scott, Zelda, and the Betrayal that Shaped an American Classic. In the...
by Howard Leighton | Apr 25, 2019 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, War & Military
Edward G. Lengel is a military historian whose books have centered on the Revolutionary war, particularly on George Washington, and on World War I. This book is the second with a focus on the American involvement in the battle of the Meuse-Argonne in the north-eastern...
by Addison Fleming | Dec 26, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Children's, History, Humor, Travel
Ever wondered what it would be like to time travel to the colony of Massachusetts during the American Revolution? This guide prepares time travelers for what to expect and how to survive during this time period. After a brief overview of the rules of time travel, the...
by Addison Fleming | Jul 9, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Film, TV & Theater, History, War & Military
Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk, released in 2017, follows allied troops during World War II as they retreat to the beaches of coastal French city, Dunkirk. In the panic that ensued, Allied troops were slowly evacuated from the beaches, though transportation was...
by Whitney Smyth | Jul 3, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography, History, Sponsored
What Makes That Black?: The African American Aesthetic in American Expressive Culture is an ambitious and remarkably accessible work. Luana admits early on that, “Philosophically this was not an easy task; I repeatedly questioned the validity of using narrative (my...
by Norman West | Jun 5, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, History
In 2013, the latest year for firm statistics, over 33,000 deaths were related to firearms and indications are they increase after that. How did we get into this position, unrivalled in any other developed country? There are certainly over 200 million firearms in...
