by michaeld | May 17, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
Out in paperback By Helen Rappaport St. Martin’s Press, $16.99 Both the country of England and Queen Victoria (1819-1901) suffered a terrible blow when Albert, the Prince Consort, died of typhoid fever in 1861. In A Magnificent Obsession, historian Helen...
by Site Owner | Nov 7, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction, Mystery, Crime & Thriller
Uneasy Lies the Head That Might Wear the Crown By Alison Weir Ballantine Books, 544 pages, $27.00 Many are familiar with the tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the nine-day Queen of England who was beheaded for treason at the age of sixteen. Few...
by Site Owner | Sep 7, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, NW Publishers
By Carl Abbott Oregon State University Press, $18.95, 192 pages Today, Portland is known for its micro-brewed beers, unique coffee houses, and a desire to stay “weird”. In the 1840s, Portland was nothing more than a few inhabitants occupying a field of white-washed...
by Site Owner | Aug 22, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Business & Investing, History
By Lynn Peril W. W. Norton & Company, $16.95, 290 pages Don’t be fooled by the tongue-in-cheek title of Lynn Peril’s “retro guide.” This book is a well-researched cultural study on the role of women in the secretarial field from the late 19th century until today....
by Site Owner | Aug 13, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, History, Portland Authors
By Finn J.D. John The History Press, $19.99, 144 pages “…Portland’s reputation back east had changed little since the 1850s…a sober, hardworking frontier town full of brave pioneers.This made it a virtual Venus flytrap for suckers from back...