Three months ago I finished out the school year teaching at King’s Academy, and as I “retired” from teaching (in … More
Category: NonFiction
REVIEW of Up from Slavery, by Booker T. Washington
Born a slave in 1856, Booker T. Washington was only a child when the American Civil War commenced. After the … More
REVIEW of Juggling Twins, by Meghan Regan-Loomis
This post is entirely self-oriented and it is doubtful whether it will be relevant to anyone who ever reads this … More
REVIEW of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, by Harriet Jacobs
As my book club presses on with autobiographies in a chronological fashion, we’ve made our way to the American Civil … More
REVIEW of Jane Austen, by Peter Leithart
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen has been all the rage for quite some time. Her books … More
REVIEW of Jamie’s Food Revolution, by Jamie Oliver
I started reading several books last week, most of them novels, but the book that got me the most excited … More
REVIEW of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Sometimes when my blog sits forlorn for a three week span, it means that I haven’t been reading much and, … More
REVIEW of The Narrative of the Captivity and the Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
One of the lovely things about seventeenth century books is that once you’ve read the title you really know what … More