Category Archives: History books
Follow these blogs to learn Christmas truths
Welcome to the WarOnChristmas Advent Blog Tour! ADVENT TOUR: The War on Christmas Battles in Faith, Tradition and Religious Expression Bodie Hodge, General Editor Answers in Genesis ©2013 Master Books div. of New Leaf Publishing Group, Inc. 149 pp. (ppbk) … Continue reading
Beauty of Love and Honor among Horrors of War
Tess URiza Holthe When Elephants Dance, a Novel Tess Uriza Holthe ©2002 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-14-20028809 (ppbk) 368 pp. The Americans are invading the Philippines to conquer the Japanese, near the end of World War II. Filipino Guerrilla forces fight … Continue reading
History as Engaging as a Best-Selling Novel
American Phoenix John Quincy and Louisa Adams, The War of 1812 and the exile that Saved American Independence Jane Hampton Cook ©2013 Thomas Nelson Publisher ISBN 97888-1-59555-541-0 450 pp. with notes, bibliography, index (Hdbk.) John Q. Adams spent five years … Continue reading
Contitutional Law, our Founding Principles and Present Dangers
Constitution of the United States of America (Photo credit: The U.S. National Archives) THE FOUNDERS’ KEY The Divine and Natural Connection Between the Declaration ofIndependenceand the Constitution and What We Risk by Losing it. Larry P. Arnn © … Continue reading
Moishe Rosen, Founder of Jews for Jesus
Called to Controversy The Unlikely Story of Moishe Rosen and the Founding of Jews for Jesus Ruth Rosen © 2012 by Jews for Jesus,San Francisco,CA Thomas Nelson Publishers ISBN 978-1-59555-491-8 (also e-book) Appendices and Bibliographical references included With her father’s … Continue reading
Infamy and the US Civil War, General W. T. Sherman
Sherman the Ruthless Victor Agoste Von Hassel ©2011 and Ed Breslin Thomas Nelson Publishers ISBN 978-1-54555-133-7 Ebook These authors have written about the Civil War from the viewpoint of educated citizens and military and political leaders, instead of from ordinary … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor, The Infamous Day that Changed America Forever
December, 1941 31 Days That Changed America And Saved the World Craig Shirley © 2011 Thomas Nelson Publishers ISBN 978-1-59555-457-4 544 pp. plus Noted (Hdbk) Only a skilled writer and researcher could pen so many pages that enthrall readers. With … Continue reading
Is Our Government Ignoring Our US Constitution?
It Is Dangerous to BE RIGHT When the GOVERNMENT IS WRONG The Case for Personal Freedom Judge Andrew P. Napolitano © 2011 Thomas Nelson Publishers ISBN 978-1-59555-350-8 (Hdbk) 264 pp. plus notes and index Judge Napolitano divides politicians into Libertarians … Continue reading
Great Story, Greater Author– Because She Cared
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (NY Times Best Seller) Rebecca Skloot, © 2010, 2011 Crown Publishing Group, (Random House) ISBN 978-1-4000-5318-9 328 pp. (ppbk) with cast of characters, notes, timeline, index and reading guide A poverty-stricken African-American woman, … Continue reading
Golden Boy, A Childhood in Hong Kong
GOLDEN BOY, Memories of a Hong Kong Childhood By Martin Booth Picador Press |(St. Martins) 2004 ISBN 978-0-312-42626-2 (pbk) Reviewed by Sam C. Ivy What gave a seven-year-old British boy courage to explore the Hong Kong of 1952 in places … Continue reading
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