Reading History
On the occasion of Columbus Day, now also Indigenous People’s Day, I got into a brief conversation with a new acquaintance on
Of a Boy and His Valley by Arnold W. Cook
Life in Rural Western New York during the Great Depression 1929-1936 (Published 1991)
Story Songs
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Bill Knowlton’s Bluegrass Ramble Picnic* Sunday, August 6th, I was in the large, relaxed
War on the American Republic: How Liberalism Became Despotism by Kevin Slack
I’ve had a number of conversations with people about The Baby Boom (the “Boomers”) and how horrible they were, and how they
No Century for Apologies by Jack Remick
It took me a while to “hear” this book.
In fact, for the first few pages I felt a bit confused.
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
Not long ago, I was asked to attend a “Heritage Day” at a school, and answer questions about the sixties.
Doug Brode Writes, Scores, Wins!
We’ve written reviews of Doug Brode’s books before in these pages.
And no wonder – he has written a lot of
A Man Writes, A Woman Writes
As I often do, I’m reading more than one book at the same time. Typically, I’ll read one book of fiction, one
The Mouse and His Child
The Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban, pictures by Lillian Hoban
